diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/etnaviv/etnaviv_texture_desc.c b/src/gallium/drivers/etnaviv/etnaviv_texture_desc.c
index beb932ccde9..8e2a7632afb 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/etnaviv/etnaviv_texture_desc.c
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/etnaviv/etnaviv_texture_desc.c
@@ -230,14 +230,12 @@ etna_sampler_view_update_descriptor(struct etna_context *ctx,
                                     struct etna_cmd_stream *stream,
                                     struct etna_sampler_view_desc *sv)
 {
-   /* TODO: this should instruct the kernel to update the descriptor when the
-    * bo is submitted. For now, just prevent the bo from being freed
-    * while it is in use indirectly.
-    */
    struct etna_resource *res = etna_resource(sv->base.texture);
+
    if (res->texture) {
       res = etna_resource(res->texture);
    }
+
    /* No need to ref LOD levels individually as they'll always come from the same bo */
    etna_cmd_stream_ref_bo(stream, res->bo, ETNA_RELOC_READ);
 }