diff --git a/src/d3d9/d3d9_device.cpp b/src/d3d9/d3d9_device.cpp
index 748de112d..3fbc0743c 100644
--- a/src/d3d9/d3d9_device.cpp
+++ b/src/d3d9/d3d9_device.cpp
@@ -851,6 +851,10 @@ namespace dxvk {
     D3D9CommonTexture* dstTextureInfo = dst->GetCommonTexture();
     D3D9CommonTexture* srcTextureInfo = src->GetCommonTexture();
 
+    if (unlikely(dstTextureInfo->Desc()->Pool != D3DPOOL_DEFAULT ||
+                 srcTextureInfo->Desc()->Pool != D3DPOOL_DEFAULT))
+      return D3DERR_INVALIDCALL;
+
     Rc<DxvkImage> dstImage = dstTextureInfo->GetImage();
     Rc<DxvkImage> srcImage = srcTextureInfo->GetImage();