diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_execbuffer.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_execbuffer.c
index cbba0aa6104b7891fdf4356dd97de7f2e854ff86..a46ed26464f4d7f994b7b988382fc4163d205c32 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_execbuffer.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_execbuffer.c
@@ -1116,6 +1116,11 @@ i915_gem_do_execbuffer(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
 			return -EINVAL;
 		}
 
+		if (INTEL_INFO(dev)->gen >= 5) {
+			DRM_DEBUG("clip rectangles are only valid on pre-gen5\n");
+			return -EINVAL;
+		}
+
 		cliprects = kmalloc(args->num_cliprects * sizeof(*cliprects),
 				    GFP_KERNEL);
 		if (cliprects == NULL) {