diff --git a/.pick_status.json b/.pick_status.json
index fb328e5226f..33d35f94261 100644
--- a/.pick_status.json
+++ b/.pick_status.json
@@ -6234,7 +6234,7 @@
         "description": "rusticl/gl: only flush objects on import if we get a valid fd",
         "nominated": true,
         "nomination_type": 1,
-        "resolution": 0,
+        "resolution": 1,
         "main_sha": null,
         "because_sha": null,
         "notes": null
diff --git a/src/gallium/frontends/rusticl/core/gl.rs b/src/gallium/frontends/rusticl/core/gl.rs
index 5c632a34430..f06e8394366 100644
--- a/src/gallium/frontends/rusticl/core/gl.rs
+++ b/src/gallium/frontends/rusticl/core/gl.rs
@@ -255,16 +255,19 @@ impl GLCtxManager {
                         &mut export_in,
                         &mut flush_out,
                     );
-                    // TODO: use fence_server_sync in ctx inside the queue thread
-                    let fence_fd = FenceFd { fd };
-                    cl_ctx.devs.iter().for_each(|dev| {
-                        let fence = dev.helper_ctx().import_fence(&fence_fd);
-                        fence.wait();
-                    });
 
                     if err_flush != 0 {
                         err_flush
                     } else {
+                        if fd != -1 {
+                            // TODO: use fence_server_sync in ctx inside the queue thread
+                            let fence_fd = FenceFd { fd };
+                            cl_ctx.devs.iter().for_each(|dev| {
+                                let fence = dev.helper_ctx().import_fence(&fence_fd);
+                                fence.wait();
+                            });
+                        }
+
                         egl_export_object_func(
                             disp.cast(),
                             ctx.cast(),
@@ -289,16 +292,19 @@ impl GLCtxManager {
                         &mut export_in,
                         &mut flush_out,
                     );
-                    // TODO: use fence_server_sync in ctx inside the queue thread
-                    let fence_fd = FenceFd { fd };
-                    cl_ctx.devs.iter().for_each(|dev| {
-                        let fence = dev.helper_ctx().import_fence(&fence_fd);
-                        fence.wait();
-                    });
 
                     if err_flush != 0 {
                         err_flush
                     } else {
+                        if fd != -1 {
+                            // TODO: use fence_server_sync in ctx inside the queue thread
+                            let fence_fd = FenceFd { fd };
+                            cl_ctx.devs.iter().for_each(|dev| {
+                                let fence = dev.helper_ctx().import_fence(&fence_fd);
+                                fence.wait();
+                            });
+                        }
+
                         glx_export_object_func(
                             disp.cast(),
                             ctx.cast(),