for (i = 0; i < info->num_planes; i++) {
                unsigned int width = fb_plane_width(r->width, info, i);
                unsigned int height = fb_plane_height(r->height, info, i);
+               unsigned int block_size = info->char_per_block[i];
                u64 min_pitch = drm_format_info_min_pitch(info, i, width);
 
+               if (!block_size && (r->modifier[i] == DRM_FORMAT_MOD_LINEAR)) {
+                       DRM_DEBUG_KMS("Format requires non-linear modifier for plane %d\n", i);
+                       return -EINVAL;
+               }
+
                if (!r->handles[i]) {
                        DRM_DEBUG_KMS("no buffer object handle for plane %d\n", i);
                        return -EINVAL;
                if ((uint64_t) height * r->pitches[i] + r->offsets[i] > UINT_MAX)
                        return -ERANGE;
 
-               if (r->pitches[i] < min_pitch) {
+               if (block_size && r->pitches[i] < min_pitch) {
                        DRM_DEBUG_KMS("bad pitch %u for plane %d\n", r->pitches[i], i);
                        return -EINVAL;
                }