diff --git a/src/mesa/main/texgetimage.c b/src/mesa/main/texgetimage.c
index f9d24e72880..fcaaf3eee69 100644
--- a/src/mesa/main/texgetimage.c
+++ b/src/mesa/main/texgetimage.c
@@ -1457,10 +1457,6 @@ _get_texture_image(struct gl_context *ctx,
    /* EXT/ARB direct_state_access variants don't call _get_texture_image
     * with a NULL texObj */
    bool is_dsa = texObj != NULL;
-   if (!legal_getteximage_target(ctx, target, is_dsa)) {
-      _mesa_error(ctx, GL_INVALID_ENUM, "%s", caller);
-      return;
-   }
 
    if (!is_dsa) {
       texObj = _mesa_get_current_tex_object(ctx, target);
@@ -1489,6 +1485,11 @@ _mesa_GetnTexImageARB(GLenum target, GLint level, GLenum format, GLenum type,
    GET_CURRENT_CONTEXT(ctx);
    static const char *caller = "glGetnTexImageARB";
 
+   if (!legal_getteximage_target(ctx, target, false)) {
+      _mesa_error(ctx, GL_INVALID_ENUM, "%s", caller);
+      return;
+   }
+
    _get_texture_image(ctx, NULL, target, level, format, type,
                       bufSize, pixels, caller);
 }
@@ -1501,6 +1502,11 @@ _mesa_GetTexImage(GLenum target, GLint level, GLenum format, GLenum type,
    GET_CURRENT_CONTEXT(ctx);
    static const char *caller = "glGetTexImage";
 
+   if (!legal_getteximage_target(ctx, target, false)) {
+      _mesa_error(ctx, GL_INVALID_ENUM, "%s", caller);
+      return;
+   }
+
    _get_texture_image(ctx, NULL, target, level, format, type,
                       INT_MAX, pixels, caller);
 }
@@ -1519,6 +1525,11 @@ _mesa_GetTextureImage(GLuint texture, GLint level, GLenum format, GLenum type,
       return;
    }
 
+   if (!legal_getteximage_target(ctx, texObj->Target, true)) {
+      _mesa_error(ctx, GL_INVALID_OPERATION, "%s", caller);
+      return;
+   }
+
    _get_texture_image(ctx, texObj, texObj->Target, level, format, type,
                       bufSize, pixels, caller);
 }
@@ -1538,6 +1549,11 @@ _mesa_GetTextureImageEXT(GLuint texture, GLenum target, GLint level,
       return;
    }
 
+   if (!legal_getteximage_target(ctx, target, true)) {
+      _mesa_error(ctx, GL_INVALID_ENUM, "%s", caller);
+      return;
+   }
+
    _get_texture_image(ctx, texObj, target, level, format, type,
                       INT_MAX, pixels, caller);
 }