diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/panfrost/pan_context.c b/src/gallium/drivers/panfrost/pan_context.c
index e005a0a04bc..ed5b54a6443 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/panfrost/pan_context.c
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/panfrost/pan_context.c
@@ -179,6 +179,12 @@ panfrost_get_blend(struct panfrost_batch *batch, unsigned rti, struct panfrost_b
                 return 0;
         }
 
+        /* On all architectures, we can disable writes for a blend descriptor,
+         * at which point the format doesn't matter.
+         */
+        if (info.no_colour)
+                return 0;
+
         /* On Bifrost and newer, we can also use fixed-function for opaque
          * output regardless of the format by configuring the appropriate
          * conversion descriptor in the internal blend descriptor. (Midgard