diff --git a/src/d3d9/d3d9_swapchain.cpp b/src/d3d9/d3d9_swapchain.cpp
index 60ea67e2f..28c681931 100644
--- a/src/d3d9/d3d9_swapchain.cpp
+++ b/src/d3d9/d3d9_swapchain.cpp
@@ -172,6 +172,9 @@ namespace dxvk {
     D3D9CommonTexture* dstTexInfo = dst->GetCommonTexture();
     D3D9CommonTexture* srcTexInfo = m_backBuffers[m_presentParams.BackBufferCount]->GetCommonTexture();
 
+    if (unlikely(dstTexInfo->Desc()->Pool != D3DPOOL_SYSTEMMEM))
+      return D3DERR_INVALIDCALL;
+
     Rc<DxvkBuffer> dstBuffer = dstTexInfo->GetBuffer(dst->GetSubresource());
     Rc<DxvkImage>  srcImage  = srcTexInfo->GetImage();