diff --git a/libraries/render-utils/src/RenderCommonTask.cpp b/libraries/render-utils/src/RenderCommonTask.cpp
index 43983b76f7..7cf7f1129f 100644
--- a/libraries/render-utils/src/RenderCommonTask.cpp
+++ b/libraries/render-utils/src/RenderCommonTask.cpp
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ void Blit::run(const RenderContextPointer& renderContext, const gpu::Framebuffer
     });
 }
 
-NewFramebuffer::NewFramebuffer(gpu::Element pixelFormat = gpu::Element::COLOR_SRGBA_32) {
+NewFramebuffer::NewFramebuffer(gpu::Element pixelFormat) {
     _pixelFormat = pixelFormat;
 }
 
diff --git a/libraries/render-utils/src/RenderCommonTask.h b/libraries/render-utils/src/RenderCommonTask.h
index 446d6a351c..15d6ff9895 100644
--- a/libraries/render-utils/src/RenderCommonTask.h
+++ b/libraries/render-utils/src/RenderCommonTask.h
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ public:
     using Output = gpu::FramebufferPointer;
     using JobModel = render::Job::ModelO<NewFramebuffer, Output>;
 
-    NewFramebuffer(gpu::Element pixelFormat);
+    NewFramebuffer(gpu::Element pixelFormat = gpu::Element::COLOR_SRGBA_32);
 
     void run(const render::RenderContextPointer& renderContext, Output& output);
 protected: