diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/vc5/vc5_resource.c b/src/gallium/drivers/vc5/vc5_resource.c
index 9c714b4183b..eb5fa4e908d 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/vc5/vc5_resource.c
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/vc5/vc5_resource.c
@@ -731,6 +731,8 @@ vc5_resource_from_handle(struct pipe_screen *pscreen,
         if (!rsc->bo)
                 goto fail;
 
+        rsc->internal_format = prsc->format;
+
         vc5_setup_slices(rsc);
         vc5_debug_resource_layout(rsc, "import");