diff --git a/libweston/renderer-vulkan/vulkan-renderer.c b/libweston/renderer-vulkan/vulkan-renderer.c
index 5d95858b8..9e01533d7 100644
--- a/libweston/renderer-vulkan/vulkan-renderer.c
+++ b/libweston/renderer-vulkan/vulkan-renderer.c
@@ -1349,8 +1349,8 @@ vulkan_renderer_do_read_pixels(struct vulkan_renderer *vr,
 
 	transition_image_layout(cmd_buffer, color_attachment,
 				VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_COLOR_ATTACHMENT_OPTIMAL, VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_TRANSFER_SRC_OPTIMAL,
-				VK_PIPELINE_STAGE_TRANSFER_BIT, VK_PIPELINE_STAGE_TRANSFER_BIT,
-				0, VK_ACCESS_TRANSFER_WRITE_BIT);
+				VK_PIPELINE_STAGE_COLOR_ATTACHMENT_OUTPUT_BIT, VK_PIPELINE_STAGE_TRANSFER_BIT,
+				VK_ACCESS_COLOR_ATTACHMENT_WRITE_BIT, VK_ACCESS_TRANSFER_READ_BIT);
 
 	copy_sub_image_to_buffer(cmd_buffer,
 				 dst_buffer, color_attachment,
@@ -1362,8 +1362,8 @@ vulkan_renderer_do_read_pixels(struct vulkan_renderer *vr,
 
 	transition_image_layout(cmd_buffer, color_attachment,
 				VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_TRANSFER_SRC_OPTIMAL, VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_COLOR_ATTACHMENT_OPTIMAL,
-				VK_PIPELINE_STAGE_TRANSFER_BIT, VK_PIPELINE_STAGE_TRANSFER_BIT,
-				0, VK_ACCESS_TRANSFER_WRITE_BIT);
+				VK_PIPELINE_STAGE_TRANSFER_BIT, VK_PIPELINE_STAGE_COLOR_ATTACHMENT_OUTPUT_BIT,
+				VK_ACCESS_TRANSFER_READ_BIT, VK_ACCESS_COLOR_ATTACHMENT_READ_BIT | VK_ACCESS_COLOR_ATTACHMENT_WRITE_BIT);
 
 	// TODO: async implementation of this, remove wait
 	vulkan_renderer_cmd_end_wait(vr, &cmd_buffer);