diff --git a/libraries/gpu/src/gpu/Resource.cpp b/libraries/gpu/src/gpu/Resource.cpp
index 5498e24189..4cdbe8203a 100644
--- a/libraries/gpu/src/gpu/Resource.cpp
+++ b/libraries/gpu/src/gpu/Resource.cpp
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 
 using namespace gpu;
 
-const Element Element::COLOR_RGBA_32 = Element(VEC4, UINT8, RGBA);
+const Element Element::COLOR_RGBA_32 = Element(VEC4, NUINT8, RGBA);
 const Element Element::VEC3F_XYZ = Element(VEC3, FLOAT, XYZ);
 const Element Element::INDEX_UINT16 = Element(SCALAR, UINT16, INDEX);
 const Element Element::PART_DRAWCALL = Element(VEC4, UINT32, PART);