diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/v3d/v3d_blit.c b/src/gallium/drivers/v3d/v3d_blit.c
index d425c308738..ba39f0a66e9 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/v3d/v3d_blit.c
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/v3d/v3d_blit.c
@@ -354,7 +354,7 @@ check_tlb_blit_ok(struct v3d_device_info *devinfo, struct pipe_blit_info *info)
                                 info->dst.resource->nr_samples < 2);
 
         if (is_msaa_resolve &&
-            !v3d_format_supports_tlb_msaa_resolve(devinfo, info->src.format))
+            !v3d_format_supports_tlb_resolve_and_blend(devinfo, info->src.format))
                 return false;
 
         return true;
diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/v3d/v3d_context.h b/src/gallium/drivers/v3d/v3d_context.h
index 0b8d40042c4..76fc518981f 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/v3d/v3d_context.h
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/v3d/v3d_context.h
@@ -844,8 +844,8 @@ uint8_t v3d_get_tex_return_channels(const struct v3d_device_info *devinfo,
                                     enum pipe_format f);
 const uint8_t *v3d_get_format_swizzle(const struct v3d_device_info *devinfo,
                                       enum pipe_format f);
-bool v3d_format_supports_tlb_msaa_resolve(const struct v3d_device_info *devinfo,
-                                          enum pipe_format f);
+bool v3d_format_supports_tlb_resolve_and_blend(const struct v3d_device_info *devinfo,
+                                               enum pipe_format f);
 bool v3d_format_needs_tlb_rb_swap(enum pipe_format format);
 void v3d_format_get_internal_type_and_bpp(const struct v3d_device_info *devinfo,
                                           enum pipe_format format,
diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/v3d/v3d_formats.c b/src/gallium/drivers/v3d/v3d_formats.c
index 2acfe0ea235..be585bd2a7a 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/v3d/v3d_formats.c
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/v3d/v3d_formats.c
@@ -124,9 +124,13 @@ v3d_get_format_swizzle(const struct v3d_device_info *devinfo, enum pipe_format f
         return vf->swizzle;
 }
 
+/**
+ * If our internal type is normalised or a 16bit float we can do real
+ * operations on the tilebuffer such as msaa resolve or blending.
+ */
 bool
-v3d_format_supports_tlb_msaa_resolve(const struct v3d_device_info *devinfo,
-                                     enum pipe_format f)
+v3d_format_supports_tlb_resolve_and_blend(const struct v3d_device_info *devinfo,
+                                          enum pipe_format f)
 {
         uint32_t internal_type;
         uint32_t internal_bpp;