diff --git a/gfx/drivers_renderchain/d3d9_cg_renderchain.c b/gfx/drivers_renderchain/d3d9_cg_renderchain.c
index 15a3c7f08a..4204adcead 100644
--- a/gfx/drivers_renderchain/d3d9_cg_renderchain.c
+++ b/gfx/drivers_renderchain/d3d9_cg_renderchain.c
@@ -766,11 +766,13 @@ static bool d3d9_cg_renderchain_init_shader(d3d9_video_t *d3d,
 static bool d3d9_cg_renderchain_create_first_pass(
       LPDIRECT3DDEVICE9 dev,
       cg_renderchain_t *chain,
-      const struct LinkInfo *info, unsigned fmt)
+      const struct LinkInfo *info, unsigned _fmt)
 {
    unsigned i;
    struct cg_pass pass;
    struct d3d_matrix ident;
+   unsigned fmt = (_fmt == RETRO_PIXEL_FORMAT_RGB565) ? 
+      d3d9_get_rgb565_format() : d3d9_get_xrgb8888_format();
 
    d3d_matrix_identity(&ident);
 
@@ -799,9 +801,8 @@ static bool d3d9_cg_renderchain_create_first_pass(
 
       chain->prev.tex[i] = (LPDIRECT3DTEXTURE9)
          d3d9_texture_new(chain->dev, NULL,
-            info->tex_w, info->tex_h, 1, 0,
-            (fmt == RETRO_PIXEL_FORMAT_RGB565) ? 
-            d3d9_get_rgb565_format() : d3d9_get_xrgb8888_format(),
+            info->tex_w, info->tex_h, 1, 0, fmt,
+            fmt,
             D3DPOOL_MANAGED, 0, 0, 0, NULL, NULL, false);
 
       if (!chain->prev.tex[i])
diff --git a/gfx/drivers_renderchain/d3d9_hlsl_renderchain.c b/gfx/drivers_renderchain/d3d9_hlsl_renderchain.c
index fc6e3e5655..2fd7b973c0 100644
--- a/gfx/drivers_renderchain/d3d9_hlsl_renderchain.c
+++ b/gfx/drivers_renderchain/d3d9_hlsl_renderchain.c
@@ -95,9 +95,13 @@ static bool hlsl_d3d9_renderchain_init_shader_fvf(LPDIRECT3DDEVICE9 dev,
 static bool hlsl_d3d9_renderchain_create_first_pass(
       LPDIRECT3DDEVICE9 dev,
       hlsl_d3d9_renderchain_t *chain,
-      const video_info_t *info,
-      unsigned fmt)
+      const struct LinkInfo *info,
+      unsigned _fmt)
 {
+   unsigned fmt = 
+      (_fmt == RETRO_PIXEL_FORMAT_RGB565) ? 
+      d3d9_get_rgb565_format() : d3d9_get_xrgb8888_format();
+
    chain->vertex_buf        = d3d9_vertex_buffer_new(
          dev, 4 * sizeof(Vertex),
          D3DUSAGE_WRITEONLY,
@@ -109,9 +113,7 @@ static bool hlsl_d3d9_renderchain_create_first_pass(
       return false;
 
    chain->tex = d3d9_texture_new(dev, NULL,
-         chain->tex_w, chain->tex_h, 1, 0,
-         info->rgb32 ? 
-         d3d9_get_xrgb8888_format() : d3d9_get_rgb565_format(),
+         chain->tex_w, chain->tex_h, 1, 0, fmt,
          0, 0, 0, 0, NULL, NULL, false);
 
    if (!chain->tex)
@@ -350,7 +352,8 @@ static bool hlsl_d3d9_renderchain_init(
    chain->tex_w                       = info->tex_w;
    chain->tex_h                       = info->tex_h;
 
-   if (!hlsl_d3d9_renderchain_create_first_pass(dev, chain, video_info, fmt))
+
+   if (!hlsl_d3d9_renderchain_create_first_pass(dev, chain, info, fmt))
       return false;
 
    return true;