diff --git a/rpcsx-gpu/Pipe.cpp b/rpcsx-gpu/Pipe.cpp
index 07b98a59..379df5f3 100644
--- a/rpcsx-gpu/Pipe.cpp
+++ b/rpcsx-gpu/Pipe.cpp
@@ -980,7 +980,7 @@ bool GraphicsPipe::dmaData(Queue &queue) {
     rx::die("IT_DMA_DATA: unexpected srcSel %u", srcSel);
   }
 
-  rx::dieIf(size > srcSize,
+  rx::dieIf(size > srcSize && saic == 0,
             "IT_DMA_DATA: out of source size srcSel %u, dstSel %u, size %u",
             srcSel, dstSel, size);