diff --git a/src/amd/vulkan/radv_image.c b/src/amd/vulkan/radv_image.c
index e2c22a0782a..1847de34b5c 100644
--- a/src/amd/vulkan/radv_image.c
+++ b/src/amd/vulkan/radv_image.c
@@ -1976,7 +1976,7 @@ radv_layout_dcc_compressed(const struct radv_device *device, const struct radv_i
 
    /* If the image is read-only, we can always just keep it compressed */
    if (!(image->usage & RADV_IMAGE_USAGE_WRITE_BITS))
-      return false;
+      return true;
 
    /* Don't compress compute transfer dst when image stores are not supported. */
    if ((layout == VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_TRANSFER_DST_OPTIMAL || layout == VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_GENERAL) &&