diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/freedreno/freedreno_resource.c b/src/gallium/drivers/freedreno/freedreno_resource.c
index cb13f671c48..daa162c166f 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/freedreno/freedreno_resource.c
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/freedreno/freedreno_resource.c
@@ -832,6 +832,7 @@ fd_resource_from_handle(struct pipe_screen *pscreen,
 	if (!rsc->bo)
 		goto fail;
 
+	rsc->internal_format = tmpl->format;
 	rsc->cpp = util_format_get_blocksize(tmpl->format);
 	slice->pitch = handle->stride / rsc->cpp;
 	slice->offset = handle->offset;