diff --git a/.pick_status.json b/.pick_status.json
index a81695c3e53..cd5ac37f406 100644
--- a/.pick_status.json
+++ b/.pick_status.json
@@ -934,7 +934,7 @@
         "description": "panfrost: add can_discard flag to pan_legalize_afbc_format",
         "nominated": true,
         "nomination_type": 1,
-        "resolution": 0,
+        "resolution": 1,
         "main_sha": null,
         "because_sha": "33b48a55857b15f7e7b892a89cad2f0ad2399ba6",
         "notes": null
diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/panfrost/pan_blit.c b/src/gallium/drivers/panfrost/pan_blit.c
index 8347c0cdaee..1933c818ef5 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/panfrost/pan_blit.c
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/panfrost/pan_blit.c
@@ -106,11 +106,11 @@ panfrost_blit(struct pipe_context *pipe, const struct pipe_blit_info *info)
    /* Legalize here because it could trigger a recursive blit otherwise */
    struct panfrost_resource *src = pan_resource(info->src.resource);
    enum pipe_format src_view_format = util_format_linear(info->src.format);
-   pan_legalize_afbc_format(ctx, src, src_view_format, false);
+   pan_legalize_afbc_format(ctx, src, src_view_format, false, false);
 
    struct panfrost_resource *dst = pan_resource(info->dst.resource);
    enum pipe_format dst_view_format = util_format_linear(info->dst.format);
-   pan_legalize_afbc_format(ctx, dst, dst_view_format, true);
+   pan_legalize_afbc_format(ctx, dst, dst_view_format, true, false);
 
    panfrost_blit_no_afbc_legalization(pipe, info);
 }
diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/panfrost/pan_cmdstream.c b/src/gallium/drivers/panfrost/pan_cmdstream.c
index a2feed16efa..2930a546d51 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/panfrost/pan_cmdstream.c
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/panfrost/pan_cmdstream.c
@@ -3374,7 +3374,7 @@ panfrost_create_sampler_view(struct pipe_context *pctx,
       rzalloc(pctx, struct panfrost_sampler_view);
 
    pan_legalize_afbc_format(ctx, pan_resource(texture), template->format,
-                            false);
+                            false, false);
 
    pipe_reference(NULL, &texture->reference);
 
diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/panfrost/pan_job.c b/src/gallium/drivers/panfrost/pan_job.c
index d322a0741b9..26f9be55060 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/panfrost/pan_job.c
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/panfrost/pan_job.c
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ panfrost_batch_add_surface(struct panfrost_batch *batch,
 {
    if (surf) {
       struct panfrost_resource *rsrc = pan_resource(surf->texture);
-      pan_legalize_afbc_format(batch->ctx, rsrc, surf->format, true);
+      pan_legalize_afbc_format(batch->ctx, rsrc, surf->format, true, false);
       panfrost_batch_write_rsrc(batch, rsrc, PIPE_SHADER_FRAGMENT);
    }
 }
diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/panfrost/pan_resource.c b/src/gallium/drivers/panfrost/pan_resource.c
index ef9367bfd1d..2d59c7c7a7f 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/panfrost/pan_resource.c
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/panfrost/pan_resource.c
@@ -1378,7 +1378,7 @@ pan_resource_modifier_convert(struct panfrost_context *ctx,
 void
 pan_legalize_afbc_format(struct panfrost_context *ctx,
                          struct panfrost_resource *rsrc,
-                         enum pipe_format format, bool write)
+                         enum pipe_format format, bool write, bool discard)
 {
    struct panfrost_device *dev = pan_device(ctx->base.screen);
 
@@ -1388,7 +1388,7 @@ pan_legalize_afbc_format(struct panfrost_context *ctx,
    if (panfrost_afbc_format(dev->arch, rsrc->base.format) !=
        panfrost_afbc_format(dev->arch, format)) {
       pan_resource_modifier_convert(
-         ctx, rsrc, DRM_FORMAT_MOD_ARM_16X16_BLOCK_U_INTERLEAVED, true,
+         ctx, rsrc, DRM_FORMAT_MOD_ARM_16X16_BLOCK_U_INTERLEAVED, !discard,
          "Reinterpreting AFBC surface as incompatible format");
       return;
    }
@@ -1396,7 +1396,7 @@ pan_legalize_afbc_format(struct panfrost_context *ctx,
    if (write && (rsrc->image.layout.modifier & AFBC_FORMAT_MOD_SPARSE) == 0)
       pan_resource_modifier_convert(
          ctx, rsrc, rsrc->image.layout.modifier | AFBC_FORMAT_MOD_SPARSE,
-         true, "Legalizing resource to allow writing");
+         !discard, "Legalizing resource to allow writing");
 }
 
 static bool
diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/panfrost/pan_resource.h b/src/gallium/drivers/panfrost/pan_resource.h
index 5a5e35f8f0c..570b2a99c44 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/panfrost/pan_resource.h
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/panfrost/pan_resource.h
@@ -194,7 +194,8 @@ void pan_resource_modifier_convert(struct panfrost_context *ctx,
 
 void pan_legalize_afbc_format(struct panfrost_context *ctx,
                               struct panfrost_resource *rsrc,
-                              enum pipe_format format, bool write);
+                              enum pipe_format format, bool write,
+                              bool discard);
 void pan_dump_resource(struct panfrost_context *ctx,
                        struct panfrost_resource *rsc);