diff --git a/src/core/SkBlitter_Sprite.cpp b/src/core/SkBlitter_Sprite.cpp
index df7d9a7025..7f94c2a660 100644
--- a/src/core/SkBlitter_Sprite.cpp
+++ b/src/core/SkBlitter_Sprite.cpp
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ SkBlitter* SkBlitter::ChooseSprite(const SkPixmap& dst, const SkPaint& paint,
     SkASSERT(alloc != nullptr);
 
     // TODO: in principle SkRasterPipelineSpriteBlitter could be made to handle this.
-    if (source.alphaType() == kUnpremul_SkAlphaType) {
+    if (source.alphaType() != dst.alphaType()) {
         return nullptr;
     }