diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_cmd.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_cmd.c
index bf1b394753da..162dfeb1cc5a 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_cmd.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_cmd.c
@@ -675,11 +675,14 @@ int vmw_cmd_emit_dummy_query(struct vmw_private *dev_priv,
  */
 bool vmw_cmd_supported(struct vmw_private *vmw)
 {
-	if ((vmw->capabilities & (SVGA_CAP_COMMAND_BUFFERS |
-				  SVGA_CAP_CMD_BUFFERS_2)) != 0)
-		return true;
+	bool has_cmdbufs =
+		(vmw->capabilities & (SVGA_CAP_COMMAND_BUFFERS |
+				      SVGA_CAP_CMD_BUFFERS_2)) != 0;
+	if (vmw_is_svga_v3(vmw))
+		return (has_cmdbufs &&
+			(vmw->capabilities & SVGA_CAP_GBOBJECTS) != 0);
 	/*
 	 * We have FIFO cmd's
 	 */
-	return vmw->fifo_mem != NULL;
+	return has_cmdbufs || vmw->fifo_mem != NULL;
 }