diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/freedreno/freedreno_screen.c b/src/gallium/drivers/freedreno/freedreno_screen.c
index 40dc16f82cd..1eebefd085e 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/freedreno/freedreno_screen.c
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/freedreno/freedreno_screen.c
@@ -195,9 +195,11 @@ fd_screen_get_param(struct pipe_screen *pscreen, enum pipe_cap param)
 	case PIPE_CAP_MIXED_COLOR_DEPTH_BITS:
 	case PIPE_CAP_TEXTURE_BARRIER:
 	case PIPE_CAP_INVALIDATE_BUFFER:
-	case PIPE_CAP_PACKED_UNIFORMS:
 		return 1;
 
+	case PIPE_CAP_PACKED_UNIFORMS:
+		return !is_a2xx(screen);
+
 	case PIPE_CAP_VERTEXID_NOBASE:
 		return is_a3xx(screen) || is_a4xx(screen);