diff --git a/src/i830_driver.c b/src/i830_driver.c
index abe6932..5d56104 100644
--- a/src/i830_driver.c
+++ b/src/i830_driver.c
@@ -2449,7 +2449,7 @@ I830ScreenInit(int scrnIndex, ScreenPtr pScreen, int argc, char **argv)
    }
 
    /* Enable FB compression if possible */
-   if (i830_fb_compression_supported(pI830))
+   if (i830_fb_compression_supported(pI830) && !IS_I965GM(pI830))
        pI830->fb_compression = TRUE;
    else
        pI830->fb_compression = FALSE;