diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/svga/svga_context.c b/src/gallium/drivers/svga/svga_context.c
index 91bb60f0b6b..9f4f8a47def 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/svga/svga_context.c
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/svga/svga_context.c
@@ -239,9 +239,9 @@ void svga_context_flush( struct svga_context *svga,
    }
 
    if(pfence)
-      *pfence = fence;
-   else
-      svgascreen->sws->fence_reference(svgascreen->sws, &fence, NULL);
+      svgascreen->sws->fence_reference(svgascreen->sws, pfence, fence);
+
+   svgascreen->sws->fence_reference(svgascreen->sws, &fence, NULL);
 }