diff --git a/libweston/backend-drm/drm-internal.h b/libweston/backend-drm/drm-internal.h
index 6118e1a72..079a68952 100644
--- a/libweston/backend-drm/drm-internal.h
+++ b/libweston/backend-drm/drm-internal.h
@@ -163,11 +163,12 @@ enum try_view_on_plane_failure_reasons {
 	FAILURE_REASONS_INADEQUATE_CONTENT_PROTECTION = 1 << 6,
 	FAILURE_REASONS_INCOMPATIBLE_TRANSFORM = 1 << 7,
 	FAILURE_REASONS_NO_BUFFER = 1 << 8,
-	FAILURE_REASONS_BUFFER_TYPE = 1 << 9,
-	FAILURE_REASONS_GLOBAL_ALPHA = 1 << 10,
-	FAILURE_REASONS_NO_GBM = 1 << 11,
-	FAILURE_REASONS_GBM_BO_IMPORT_FAILED = 1 << 12,
-	FAILURE_REASONS_GBM_BO_GET_HANDLE_FAILED = 1 << 13,
+	FAILURE_REASONS_BUFFER_TOO_BIG = 1 << 9,
+	FAILURE_REASONS_BUFFER_TYPE = 1 << 10,
+	FAILURE_REASONS_GLOBAL_ALPHA = 1 << 11,
+	FAILURE_REASONS_NO_GBM = 1 << 12,
+	FAILURE_REASONS_GBM_BO_IMPORT_FAILED = 1 << 13,
+	FAILURE_REASONS_GBM_BO_GET_HANDLE_FAILED = 1 << 14,
 };
 
 /**
diff --git a/libweston/backend-drm/state-propose.c b/libweston/backend-drm/state-propose.c
index 6c8d5ce80..5cfa9534f 100644
--- a/libweston/backend-drm/state-propose.c
+++ b/libweston/backend-drm/state-propose.c
@@ -419,7 +419,7 @@ drm_output_find_plane_for_view(struct drm_output_state *state,
 	/* check view for valid buffer, doesn't make sense to even try */
 	if (!weston_view_has_valid_buffer(ev)) {
 		pnode->try_view_on_plane_failure_reasons |=
-			FAILURE_REASONS_FB_FORMAT_INCOMPATIBLE;
+			FAILURE_REASONS_NO_BUFFER;
 		return NULL;
 	}
 
@@ -431,12 +431,12 @@ drm_output_find_plane_for_view(struct drm_output_state *state,
 	buffer = ev->surface->buffer_ref.buffer;
 	if (buffer->type == WESTON_BUFFER_SOLID) {
 		pnode->try_view_on_plane_failure_reasons |=
-			FAILURE_REASONS_FB_FORMAT_INCOMPATIBLE;
+			FAILURE_REASONS_BUFFER_TYPE;
 		return NULL;
 	} else if (buffer->type == WESTON_BUFFER_SHM) {
 		if (!output->cursor_plane || device->cursors_are_broken) {
 			pnode->try_view_on_plane_failure_reasons |=
-				FAILURE_REASONS_FB_FORMAT_INCOMPATIBLE;
+				FAILURE_REASONS_BUFFER_TYPE;
 			return NULL;
 		}
 
@@ -457,7 +457,7 @@ drm_output_find_plane_for_view(struct drm_output_state *state,
 				     "(buffer (%dx%d) too large for cursor plane)\n",
 				     ev, buffer->width, buffer->height);
 			pnode->try_view_on_plane_failure_reasons |=
-				FAILURE_REASONS_FB_FORMAT_INCOMPATIBLE;
+				FAILURE_REASONS_BUFFER_TOO_BIG;
 			return NULL;
 		}