diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/virgl/virgl_screen.c b/src/gallium/drivers/virgl/virgl_screen.c
index 66e520eab8a..1ad8863bfca 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/virgl/virgl_screen.c
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/virgl/virgl_screen.c
@@ -265,9 +265,12 @@ virgl_get_param(struct pipe_screen *screen, enum pipe_cap param)
       if (vscreen->caps.caps.v1.glsl_level < 150)
          return vscreen->caps.caps.v2.max_vertex_attribs;
       return 32;
+   case PIPE_CAP_FAKE_SW_MSAA:
+      /* If the host supports only one sample (e.g., if it is using softpipe),
+       * fake multisampling to able to advertise higher GL versions. */
+      return (vscreen->caps.caps.v1.max_samples == 1) ? 1 : 0;
    case PIPE_CAP_TEXTURE_GATHER_SM5:
    case PIPE_CAP_BUFFER_MAP_PERSISTENT_COHERENT:
-   case PIPE_CAP_FAKE_SW_MSAA:
    case PIPE_CAP_TEXTURE_GATHER_OFFSETS:
    case PIPE_CAP_TGSI_VS_WINDOW_SPACE_POSITION:
    case PIPE_CAP_MULTI_DRAW_INDIRECT: