diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/qxl/qxl_display.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/qxl/qxl_display.c
index dd845f82cc24..4649bd2ed340 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/qxl/qxl_display.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/qxl/qxl_display.c
@@ -618,7 +618,7 @@ static int qxl_crtc_mode_set(struct drm_crtc *crtc,
 		  adjusted_mode->hdisplay,
 		  adjusted_mode->vdisplay);
 
-	if (qcrtc->index == 0)
+	if (bo->is_primary == false)
 		recreate_primary = true;
 
 	if (bo->surf.stride * bo->surf.height > qdev->vram_size) {