diff --git a/lanczosfilter.cpp b/lanczosfilter.cpp
index a5335816e4..accd93fbb8 100644
--- a/lanczosfilter.cpp
+++ b/lanczosfilter.cpp
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ void LanczosFilter::init()
 
     // The lanczos filter is reported to be broken with the Intel driver and Mesa 7.10
     GLPlatform *gl = GLPlatform::instance();
-    if (!force && gl->driver() == Driver_Intel && gl->mesaVersion() >= kVersionNumber(7, 10))
+    if (!force && gl->driver() == Driver_Intel && gl->mesaVersion() >= kVersionNumber(7, 10) && gl->chipClass() < SandyBridge)
         return;
     // With fglrx the ARB Shader crashes KWin (see Bug #270818 and #286795) and GLSL Shaders are not functional
     if (!force && gl->driver() == Driver_Catalyst) {