diff --git a/panda/src/dxgsg9/dxGraphicsStateGuardian9.cxx b/panda/src/dxgsg9/dxGraphicsStateGuardian9.cxx
index 6ead8a3dd0..3f5f1e0917 100755
--- a/panda/src/dxgsg9/dxGraphicsStateGuardian9.cxx
+++ b/panda/src/dxgsg9/dxGraphicsStateGuardian9.cxx
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ prepare_texture(Texture *tex) {
       << *dtc->get_texture() << " is stored in an unsupported compressed format.\n";
     return NULL;
   }
-  
+
   if (!dtc->create_texture(*_screen)) {
     delete dtc;
     return NULL;
@@ -2531,9 +2531,8 @@ reset() {
   D3DDEVICE_CREATION_PARAMETERS creation_parameters;
 
   _supports_render_texture = false;
-
-  // default render to texture format
-  _screen->_render_to_texture_d3d_format = D3DFMT_A8R8G8B8;
+  _screen->_render_to_texture_d3d_format = D3DFMT_UNKNOWN;
+  _screen->_framebuffer_d3d_format = D3DFMT_UNKNOWN;
 
   #define TOTAL_RENDER_TO_TEXTURE_FORMATS 3
 
@@ -2541,13 +2540,15 @@ reset() {
   {
     D3DFMT_A8R8G8B8,  // check for this format first
     D3DFMT_X8R8G8B8,
-    (D3DFORMAT) 0,    // place holder for _screen->_display_mode.Format
+    D3DFMT_UNKNOWN,   // place holder for _screen->_display_mode.Format
   };
 
   render_to_texture_formats [TOTAL_RENDER_TO_TEXTURE_FORMATS - 1] = _screen->_display_mode.Format;
 
   hr = _d3d_device->GetCreationParameters (&creation_parameters);
   if (SUCCEEDED (hr)) {
+    _screen->_framebuffer_d3d_format = _screen->_display_mode.Format;
+
     int index;
     for (index = 0; index < TOTAL_RENDER_TO_TEXTURE_FORMATS; index++) {
       hr = _screen->_d3d9->CheckDeviceFormat (
diff --git a/panda/src/dxgsg9/dxgsg9base.h b/panda/src/dxgsg9/dxgsg9base.h
index acacfcc92e..857962fda3 100755
--- a/panda/src/dxgsg9/dxgsg9base.h
+++ b/panda/src/dxgsg9/dxgsg9base.h
@@ -202,6 +202,9 @@ struct DXScreenData {
   D3DPRESENT_PARAMETERS _presentation_params;  // not redundant with _display_mode since width/height must be 0 for windowed mode
   D3DADAPTER_IDENTIFIER9 _dx_device_id;
   D3DFORMAT _render_to_texture_d3d_format;
+  D3DFORMAT _framebuffer_d3d_format;
+
+  DXGraphicsStateGuardian9 *_dxgsg9;
 
   int _managed_textures;
   int _managed_vertex_buffers;
@@ -209,8 +212,6 @@ struct DXScreenData {
 
   bool _supports_dynamic_textures;
   bool _supports_automatic_mipmap_generation;
-
-  DXGraphicsStateGuardian9 *_dxgsg9;
 };