diff --git a/render/picture.c b/render/picture.c
index 6ff31ba02..cef7032a2 100644
--- a/render/picture.c
+++ b/render/picture.c
@@ -896,7 +896,7 @@ CreateLinearGradientPicture(Picture pid, xPointFixed * p1, xPointFixed * p2,
 {
     PicturePtr pPicture;
 
-    if (nStops < 2) {
+    if (nStops < 1) {
         *error = BadValue;
         return 0;
     }
@@ -936,7 +936,7 @@ CreateRadialGradientPicture(Picture pid, xPointFixed * inner,
     PicturePtr pPicture;
     PictRadialGradient *radial;
 
-    if (nStops < 2) {
+    if (nStops < 1) {
         *error = BadValue;
         return 0;
     }
@@ -979,7 +979,7 @@ CreateConicalGradientPicture(Picture pid, xPointFixed * center, xFixed angle,
 {
     PicturePtr pPicture;
 
-    if (nStops < 2) {
+    if (nStops < 1) {
         *error = BadValue;
         return 0;
     }