diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/svga/svga_draw.c b/src/gallium/drivers/svga/svga_draw.c
index ebdcca3df7f..d945d8b4269 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/svga/svga_draw.c
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/svga/svga_draw.c
@@ -1006,6 +1006,7 @@ draw_vgpu10(struct svga_hwtnl *hwtnl,
    struct svga_context *svga = hwtnl->svga;
    struct svga_winsys_surface *indirect_handle;
    enum pipe_error ret;
+   bool is_instanced_draw = instance_count > 1 || start_instance > 0;
 
    assert(svga_have_vgpu10(svga));
    assert(hwtnl->cmd.prim_count == 0);
@@ -1096,7 +1097,7 @@ draw_vgpu10(struct svga_hwtnl *hwtnl,
                                                        indirect_handle,
                                                        indirect->offset);
       }
-      else if (instance_count > 1) {
+      else if (is_instanced_draw) {
          ret = SVGA3D_vgpu10_DrawIndexedInstanced(svga->swc,
                                                   vcount,
                                                   instance_count,
@@ -1139,7 +1140,7 @@ draw_vgpu10(struct svga_hwtnl *hwtnl,
                                                 indirect_handle,
                                                 indirect->offset);
       }
-      else if (instance_count > 1) {
+      else if (is_instanced_draw) {
          ret = SVGA3D_vgpu10_DrawInstanced(svga->swc,
                                            vcount,
                                            instance_count,