diff --git a/panda/src/gobj/texture.cxx b/panda/src/gobj/texture.cxx
index a24b9a16bd..978b6e4f6b 100644
--- a/panda/src/gobj/texture.cxx
+++ b/panda/src/gobj/texture.cxx
@@ -5652,6 +5652,8 @@ make_from_bam(const FactoryParams &params) {
         me = TexturePool::load_cube_map(filename, false, options);
         break;
       }
+
+      me->fillin_from(dummy);
     }
 
     if (me != (Texture *)NULL) {