diff --git a/src/d3d11/d3d11_texture.cpp b/src/d3d11/d3d11_texture.cpp
index 45839c6c..1cddcc7d 100644
--- a/src/d3d11/d3d11_texture.cpp
+++ b/src/d3d11/d3d11_texture.cpp
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ namespace dxvk {
                               | VK_ACCESS_TRANSFER_WRITE_BIT;
     imageInfo.tiling          = VK_IMAGE_TILING_OPTIMAL;
     imageInfo.layout          = VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_GENERAL;
+    imageInfo.initialLayout   = VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_UNDEFINED;
 
     DecodeSampleCount(m_desc.SampleDesc.Count, &imageInfo.sampleCount);
 
@@ -126,8 +127,9 @@ namespace dxvk {
     // to enable linear tiling, and DXVK needs to be aware that
     // the image can be accessed by the host.
     if (m_mapMode == D3D11_COMMON_TEXTURE_MAP_MODE_DIRECT) {
-      imageInfo.stages |= VK_PIPELINE_STAGE_HOST_BIT;
-      imageInfo.tiling  = VK_IMAGE_TILING_LINEAR;
+      imageInfo.stages       |= VK_PIPELINE_STAGE_HOST_BIT;
+      imageInfo.tiling        = VK_IMAGE_TILING_LINEAR;
+      imageInfo.initialLayout = VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_PREINITIALIZED;
       
       if (m_desc.CPUAccessFlags & D3D11_CPU_ACCESS_WRITE)
         imageInfo.access |= VK_ACCESS_HOST_WRITE_BIT;