diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/lima/lima_screen.c b/src/gallium/drivers/lima/lima_screen.c
index 25eb28e2ffb..a5285d36eaa 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/lima/lima_screen.c
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/lima/lima_screen.c
@@ -501,6 +501,11 @@ static const uint64_t lima_available_modifiers[] = {
    DRM_FORMAT_MOD_LINEAR,
 };
 
+static bool lima_is_modifier_external_only(enum pipe_format format)
+{
+   return util_format_is_yuv(format);
+}
+
 static void
 lima_screen_query_dmabuf_modifiers(struct pipe_screen *pscreen,
                                    enum pipe_format format, int max,
@@ -519,7 +524,7 @@ lima_screen_query_dmabuf_modifiers(struct pipe_screen *pscreen,
    for (int i = 0; i < *count; i++) {
       modifiers[i] = lima_available_modifiers[i];
       if (external_only)
-         external_only[i] = false;
+         external_only[i] = lima_is_modifier_external_only(format);
    }
 }
 
@@ -532,7 +537,7 @@ lima_screen_is_dmabuf_modifier_supported(struct pipe_screen *pscreen,
    for (int i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(lima_available_modifiers); i++) {
       if (lima_available_modifiers[i] == modifier) {
          if (external_only)
-            *external_only = false;
+            *external_only = lima_is_modifier_external_only(format);
 
          return true;
       }