diff --git a/src/mesa/drivers/dri/nouveau/nouveau_texture.c b/src/mesa/drivers/dri/nouveau/nouveau_texture.c
index a8c0268bc98..ae8dbd41f42 100644
--- a/src/mesa/drivers/dri/nouveau/nouveau_texture.c
+++ b/src/mesa/drivers/dri/nouveau/nouveau_texture.c
@@ -225,6 +225,7 @@ nouveau_choose_tex_format(struct gl_context *ctx, GLenum target,
 	case GL_INTENSITY12:
 	case GL_INTENSITY16:
 	case GL_INTENSITY8:
+	case GL_COMPRESSED_INTENSITY:
 		return MESA_FORMAT_I_UNORM8;
 
 	case GL_RGB_S3TC: