diff --git a/src/mesa/drivers/dri/common/drirenderbuffer.c b/src/mesa/drivers/dri/common/drirenderbuffer.c
index cb26bb48970..680730ef7cf 100644
--- a/src/mesa/drivers/dri/common/drirenderbuffer.c
+++ b/src/mesa/drivers/dri/common/drirenderbuffer.c
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ driNewRenderbuffer(GLenum format, GLvoid *addr,
 
       drb->Base.InternalFormat = format;
 
-      if (format == GL_RGBA) {
+      if (format == GL_RGBA || format == GL_RGB5 || format == GL_RGBA8) {
          /* Color */
          drb->Base._BaseFormat = GL_RGBA;
          drb->Base.DataType = GL_UNSIGNED_BYTE;