diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/radeonsi/si_descriptors.c b/src/gallium/drivers/radeonsi/si_descriptors.c
index 7baf6084505..0aff0082fd8 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/radeonsi/si_descriptors.c
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/radeonsi/si_descriptors.c
@@ -1033,9 +1033,7 @@ static bool si_buffer_resources_check_encrypted(struct si_context *sctx,
    while (mask) {
       int i = u_bit_scan64(&mask);
 
-      /* only check for reads */
-      if ((buffers->writable_mask & (1llu << i)) == 0 &&
-          (si_resource(buffers->buffers[i])->flags & RADEON_FLAG_ENCRYPTED))
+      if (si_resource(buffers->buffers[i])->flags & RADEON_FLAG_ENCRYPTED)
          return true;
    }