diff --git a/src/gallium/frontends/dri/dri_helpers.c b/src/gallium/frontends/dri/dri_helpers.c
index 82c77bc9693..1c6baa1f98e 100644
--- a/src/gallium/frontends/dri/dri_helpers.c
+++ b/src/gallium/frontends/dri/dri_helpers.c
@@ -443,7 +443,7 @@ dri2_create_from_texture(__DRIcontext *context, int target, unsigned texture,
    img->level = level;
    img->layer = depth;
    img->in_fence_fd = -1;
-   img->dri_format = driGLFormatToImageFormat(glimg->TexFormat);
+   img->dri_format = glimg->pt->format;
    img->internal_format = glimg->InternalFormat;
 
    img->loader_private = loaderPrivate;