diff --git a/src/i830_driver.c b/src/i830_driver.c
index 5cd0a34..e62d720 100644
--- a/src/i830_driver.c
+++ b/src/i830_driver.c
@@ -1059,7 +1059,7 @@ I830PreInit(ScrnInfoPtr pScrn, int flags)
    pointer pVBEModule = NULL;
    const char *chipname;
    int num_pipe;
-   int max_width, max_height;
+   int max_width = 8192, max_height = 8192;
    uint32_t	capid;
    int fb_bar, mmio_bar;
 
@@ -1369,17 +1369,6 @@ I830PreInit(ScrnInfoPtr pScrn, int flags)
    xf86CrtcConfigInit (pScrn, &i830_xf86crtc_config_funcs);
    xf86_config = XF86_CRTC_CONFIG_PTR(pScrn);
 
-   /* See i830_exa.c comments for why we limit the framebuffer size like this.
-    */
-   if (IS_I965G(pI830)) {
-      max_width = 8192;
-      max_height = 8192;
-   } else {
-      max_width = 2048;
-      max_height = 2048;
-   }
-   xf86CrtcSetSizeRange (pScrn, 320, 200, max_width, max_height);
-
    if (IS_I830(pI830) || IS_845G(pI830)) {
 #if XSERVER_LIBPCIACCESS
       uint16_t		gmch_ctrl;
@@ -1474,17 +1463,32 @@ I830PreInit(ScrnInfoPtr pScrn, int flags)
 	   if (!xf86NameCmp(s, "EXA")) {
 	       from = X_CONFIG;
 	       pI830->useEXA = TRUE;
-	   }
-	   else if (!xf86NameCmp(s, "XAA")) {
+	       /*
+		* See i830_exa.c comments for why we limit the framebuffer
+		* size like this.
+		*/
+	       if (!IS_I965G(pI830)) {
+		   max_width = 2048;
+		   max_height = 2048;
+	       }
+	   } else if (!xf86NameCmp(s, "XAA")) {
 	       from = X_CONFIG;
 	       pI830->useEXA = FALSE;
 	   }
        }
+       if (pI830->useEXA && pScrn->virtualX > 2048) {
+	   xf86DrvMsg(pScrn->scrnIndex, X_WARNING, "Virtual width > 2048, "
+		      "disabling EXA.\n");
+	   pI830->useEXA = FALSE;
+       }
 #endif
        xf86DrvMsg(pScrn->scrnIndex, from, "Using %s for acceleration\n",
 		  pI830->useEXA ? "EXA" : "XAA");
    }
 
+   xf86CrtcSetSizeRange (pScrn, 320, 200, max_width, max_height);
+
+
    if (xf86ReturnOptValBool(pI830->Options, OPTION_SW_CURSOR, FALSE)) {
       pI830->SWCursor = TRUE;
    }