diff --git a/effects/blur/blur.cpp b/effects/blur/blur.cpp
index 06c685450d..f192765bb1 100644
--- a/effects/blur/blur.cpp
+++ b/effects/blur/blur.cpp
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ bool BlurEffect::enabledByDefault()
 {
     GLPlatform *gl = GLPlatform::instance();
 
-    if (gl->isIntel())
+    if (gl->isIntel() && gl->chipClass() < SandyBridge)
         return false;
     if (gl->driver() == Driver_Catalyst) {
         // fglrx supports only ARB shaders and those tend to crash KWin (see Bug #270818 and #286795)