diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/iris/iris_resource.c b/src/gallium/drivers/iris/iris_resource.c
index bf2dff289a4..8be3695e404 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/iris/iris_resource.c
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/iris/iris_resource.c
@@ -1197,16 +1197,16 @@ iris_resource_create_for_image(struct pipe_screen *pscreen,
    if (!isl_surf_created_successfully)
       goto fail;
 
-   /* Don't create staging surfaces that will use over half the aperture,
+   /* Don't create staging surfaces that will use over half the sram,
     * since staging implies you are copying data to another resource that's
-    * at least as large, and then both wouldn't fit in the aperture.
+    * at least as large, and then both wouldn't fit in system memory.
     *
     * Skip this for discrete cards, as the destination buffer might be in
     * device local memory while the staging buffer would be in system memory,
     * so both would fit.
     */
    if (templ->usage == PIPE_USAGE_STAGING && !devinfo->has_local_mem &&
-       res->surf.size_B > devinfo->aperture_bytes / 2)
+       res->surf.size_B > (iris_bufmgr_sram_size(screen->bufmgr) / 2))
       goto fail;
 
    if (!iris_resource_configure_aux(screen, res, false))