diff --git a/src/core/qgsgdalutils.cpp b/src/core/qgsgdalutils.cpp
index 85a7b3275db..cd3e29251db 100644
--- a/src/core/qgsgdalutils.cpp
+++ b/src/core/qgsgdalutils.cpp
@@ -162,7 +162,8 @@ QList<QgsGdalOption> QgsGdalOption::optionsFromXml( const CPLXMLNode *node )
 bool QgsGdalUtils::supportsRasterCreate( GDALDriverH driver )
 {
   const QString driverShortName = GDALGetDriverShortName( driver );
-  if ( driverShortName == QLatin1String( "SQLite" ) )
+  if ( driverShortName == QLatin1String( "SQLite" ) ||
+       driverShortName == QLatin1String( "PDF" ) )
   {
     // it supports Create() but only for vector side
     return false;