diff --git a/src/allocator/GBM.cpp b/src/allocator/GBM.cpp
index a78a243..6bc01fb 100644
--- a/src/allocator/GBM.cpp
+++ b/src/allocator/GBM.cpp
@@ -62,8 +62,11 @@ Aquamarine::CGBMBuffer::CGBMBuffer(const SAllocatorBufferParams& params, Hypruti
     attrs.format = params.format;
     size         = attrs.size;
 
-    const bool            CURSOR   = params.cursor && params.scanout;
-    const bool            MULTIGPU = params.multigpu && params.scanout;
+    const bool CURSOR   = params.cursor && params.scanout;
+    const bool MULTIGPU = params.multigpu && params.scanout;
+
+    TRACE(allocator->backend->log(AQ_LOG_TRACE,
+                                  std::format("GBM: Allocating a buffer: size {}, format {}, cursor: {}, multigpu: {}", attrs.size, fourccToName(attrs.format), CURSOR, MULTIGPU)));
 
     const auto            FORMATS = CURSOR ? swapchain->backendImpl->getCursorFormats() : swapchain->backendImpl->getRenderFormats();
 
@@ -95,8 +98,10 @@ Aquamarine::CGBMBuffer::CGBMBuffer(const SAllocatorBufferParams& params, Hypruti
     }
 
     // FIXME: Nvidia cannot render to linear buffers. What do?
-    if (MULTIGPU)
+    if (MULTIGPU) {
+        allocator->backend->log(AQ_LOG_DEBUG, "GBM: Buffer is marked as multigpu, forcing linear");
         explicitModifiers = {DRM_FORMAT_MOD_LINEAR};
+    }
 
     if (explicitModifiers.empty()) {
         // fall back to using a linear buffer.
diff --git a/src/backend/drm/DRM.cpp b/src/backend/drm/DRM.cpp
index 07eea64..95e6494 100644
--- a/src/backend/drm/DRM.cpp
+++ b/src/backend/drm/DRM.cpp
@@ -1358,6 +1358,8 @@ bool Aquamarine::CDRMOutput::commitState(bool onlyTest) {
 
             auto OPTIONS     = swapchain->currentOptions();
             OPTIONS.multigpu = false; // this is not a shared swapchain, and additionally, don't make it linear, nvidia would be mad
+            OPTIONS.cursor   = false;
+            OPTIONS.scanout  = true;
             if (!mgpu.swapchain->reconfigure(OPTIONS)) {
                 backend->backend->log(AQ_LOG_ERROR, "drm: Backend requires blit, but the mgpu swapchain failed reconfiguring");
                 return false;
diff --git a/src/backend/drm/Renderer.cpp b/src/backend/drm/Renderer.cpp
index 1a1311f..9f24876 100644
--- a/src/backend/drm/Renderer.cpp
+++ b/src/backend/drm/Renderer.cpp
@@ -541,6 +541,12 @@ bool CDRMRenderer::blit(SP<IBuffer> from, SP<IBuffer> to) {
     EGLImageKHR rboImage = nullptr;
     GLuint      rboID = 0, fboID = 0;
     auto        toDma = to->dmabuf();
+
+    if (!verifyDestinationDMABUF(toDma)) {
+        backend->log(AQ_LOG_ERROR, "EGL (blit): failed to blit: destination dmabuf unsupported");
+        return false;
+    }
+
     {
         auto attachment = to->attachments.get(AQ_ATTACHMENT_DRM_RENDERER_DATA);
         if (attachment) {
@@ -674,6 +680,26 @@ void CDRMRenderer::onBufferAttachmentDrop(CDRMRendererBufferAttachment* attachme
     restoreEGL();
 }
 
+bool CDRMRenderer::verifyDestinationDMABUF(const SDMABUFAttrs& attrs) {
+    for (auto& fmt : formats) {
+        if (fmt.drmFormat != attrs.format)
+            continue;
+
+        if (fmt.modifier != attrs.modifier)
+            continue;
+
+        if (fmt.external) {
+            backend->log(AQ_LOG_ERROR, "EGL (verifyDestinationDMABUF): FAIL, format is external-only");
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    backend->log(AQ_LOG_ERROR, "EGL (verifyDestinationDMABUF): FAIL, format is unsupported by EGL");
+    return false;
+}
+
 CDRMRendererBufferAttachment::CDRMRendererBufferAttachment(Hyprutils::Memory::CWeakPointer<CDRMRenderer> renderer_, Hyprutils::Memory::CSharedPointer<IBuffer> buffer,
                                                            EGLImageKHR image, GLuint fbo_, GLuint rbo_, GLuint texid_) :
     eglImage(image), fbo(fbo_), rbo(rbo_), renderer(renderer_), texid(texid_) {
diff --git a/src/backend/drm/Renderer.hpp b/src/backend/drm/Renderer.hpp
index 697d3e5..692d224 100644
--- a/src/backend/drm/Renderer.hpp
+++ b/src/backend/drm/Renderer.hpp
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ namespace Aquamarine {
         EGLImageKHR                                           createEGLImage(const SDMABUFAttrs& attrs);
         std::optional<std::vector<std::pair<uint64_t, bool>>> getModsForFormat(EGLint format);
         bool                                                  initDRMFormats();
+        bool                                                  verifyDestinationDMABUF(const SDMABUFAttrs& attrs);
         bool                                                  hasModifiers = false;
 
         Hyprutils::Memory::CWeakPointer<CBackend>             backend;