diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_overlay.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_overlay.c
index cd7ed1650..7aa1d9218 100755
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_overlay.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_overlay.c
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ static int vmw_overlay_send_put(struct vmw_private *dev_priv,
 {
 	struct vmw_escape_video_flush *flush;
 	size_t fifo_size;
-	bool have_so = (dev_priv->active_display_unit == vmw_du_screen_object);
+	bool have_so = (dev_priv->active_display_unit != vmw_du_legacy);
 	int i, num_items;
 	SVGAGuestPtr ptr;