diff --git a/libraries/gpu-gl/src/gpu/gl/GLTexelFormat.cpp b/libraries/gpu-gl/src/gpu/gl/GLTexelFormat.cpp
index fa639aab11..7e26e65e02 100644
--- a/libraries/gpu-gl/src/gpu/gl/GLTexelFormat.cpp
+++ b/libraries/gpu-gl/src/gpu/gl/GLTexelFormat.cpp
@@ -274,8 +274,10 @@ GLTexelFormat GLTexelFormat::evalGLTexelFormat(const Element& dstFormat, const E
                 break;
 
             case gpu::DEPTH:
+                texel.format = GL_DEPTH_COMPONENT;
                 texel.internalFormat = GL_DEPTH_COMPONENT32;
                 break;
+
             case gpu::DEPTH_STENCIL:
                 texel.type = GL_UNSIGNED_INT_24_8;
                 texel.format = GL_DEPTH_STENCIL;