diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/radeonsi/si_pipe.c b/src/gallium/drivers/radeonsi/si_pipe.c
index 7a82b04f959..300305552a9 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/radeonsi/si_pipe.c
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/radeonsi/si_pipe.c
@@ -1241,6 +1241,7 @@ static struct pipe_screen *radeonsi_screen_create_impl(struct radeon_winsys *ws,
                       (sscreen->info.family != CHIP_NAVI14 ||
                        sscreen->info.is_pro_graphics);
    sscreen->use_ngg_culling = sscreen->use_ngg &&
+                              sscreen->info.max_render_backends >= 2 &&
                               !((sscreen->debug_flags & DBG(NO_NGG_CULLING)) ||
                                 LLVM_VERSION_MAJOR <= 11 /* hangs on 11, see #4874 */);
    sscreen->use_ngg_streamout = false;