diff --git a/manpage/wf-recorder.1 b/manpage/wf-recorder.1
index ec3f843..88a6127 100644
--- a/manpage/wf-recorder.1
+++ b/manpage/wf-recorder.1
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 .Op Fl c, -codec Ar output_codec
 .Op Fl r, -framerate Ar framerate
 .Op Fl d, -device Ar encoding_device
+.Op Fl -no-dmabuf
 .Op Fl D, -no-damage
 .Op Fl f Ar filename.ext
 .Op Fl F Ar filter_string
@@ -88,6 +89,11 @@ Use the
 option in addition to the vaapi options to convert the
 data in software, before sending it to the GPU.
 .Pp
+.It Fl -no-dmabuf
+By default, wf-recorder will try to use only GPU buffers and copies if using a GPU encoder.
+However, this can cause issues on some systems.
+In such cases, this option will disable the GPU copy and force a CPU one.
+.Pp
 .It Fl D , -no-damage
 By default, wf-recorder will request a new frame from the compositor
 only when the screen updates. This results in a much smaller output
diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index c8abf81..cdedbf3 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -887,6 +887,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 
     constexpr const char* default_cmdline_output = "interactive";
     std::string cmdline_output = default_cmdline_output;
+    bool force_no_dmabuf = false;
 
     struct option opts[] = {
         { "output",            required_argument, NULL, 'o' },
@@ -902,6 +903,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
         { "sample-rate",       required_argument, NULL, 'R' },
         { "sample-format",     required_argument, NULL, 'X' },
         { "device",            required_argument, NULL, 'd' },
+        { "no-dmabuf",         no_argument,       NULL, '&' },
         { "filter",            required_argument, NULL, 'F' },
         { "log",               no_argument,       NULL, 'l' },
         { "audio",             optional_argument, NULL, 'a' },
@@ -1008,6 +1010,10 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
                 parse_codec_opts(params.audio_codec_options, optarg);
                 break;
 
+            case '&':
+                force_no_dmabuf = true;
+                break;
+
             default:
                 printf("Unsupported command line argument %s\n", optarg);
         }
@@ -1040,7 +1046,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
         }
 
         // check we use same device as compositor
-        if (!params.hw_device.empty() && params.hw_device == drm_device_name)
+        if (!params.hw_device.empty() && params.hw_device == drm_device_name && !force_no_dmabuf)
         {
             use_dmabuf = true;
         } else {