diff --git a/glamor/glamor.c b/glamor/glamor.c
index 7175b3fcb..2459bf9a3 100644
--- a/glamor/glamor.c
+++ b/glamor/glamor.c
@@ -169,8 +169,7 @@ glamor_bind_texture(glamor_screen_private *glamor_priv, GLenum texture,
     /* Is the operand a GL_RED fbo?
      */
 
-    if (glamor_fbo_red_is_alpha(glamor_priv, fbo)) {
-
+    if (fbo->is_red) {
         /* If destination is also GL_RED, then preserve the bits in
          * the R channel */
 
diff --git a/glamor/glamor_fbo.c b/glamor/glamor_fbo.c
index e8c4330b3..525be3d77 100644
--- a/glamor/glamor_fbo.c
+++ b/glamor/glamor_fbo.c
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ glamor_pixmap_ensure_fb(glamor_screen_private *glamor_priv,
 
 glamor_pixmap_fbo *
 glamor_create_fbo_from_tex(glamor_screen_private *glamor_priv,
-                           int w, int h, GLenum format, GLint tex, int flag)
+                           int w, int h, Bool is_red, GLint tex, int flag)
 {
     glamor_pixmap_fbo *fbo;
 
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ glamor_create_fbo_from_tex(glamor_screen_private *glamor_priv,
     fbo->tex = tex;
     fbo->width = w;
     fbo->height = h;
-    fbo->format = format;
+    fbo->is_red = is_red;
 
     if (flag != GLAMOR_CREATE_FBO_NO_FBO) {
         if (glamor_pixmap_ensure_fb(glamor_priv, fbo) != 0) {
@@ -163,7 +163,8 @@ glamor_create_fbo(glamor_screen_private *glamor_priv,
     if (!tex) /* Texture creation failed due to GL_OUT_OF_MEMORY */
         return NULL;
 
-    return glamor_create_fbo_from_tex(glamor_priv, w, h, format, tex, flag);
+    return glamor_create_fbo_from_tex(glamor_priv, w, h, format == GL_RED,
+                                      tex, flag);
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/glamor/glamor_priv.h b/glamor/glamor_priv.h
index fc8495b98..1c005fb76 100644
--- a/glamor/glamor_priv.h
+++ b/glamor/glamor_priv.h
@@ -311,8 +311,7 @@ typedef struct glamor_pixmap_fbo {
     GLuint fb; /**< GL FBO name */
     int width; /**< width in pixels */
     int height; /**< height in pixels */
-    GLenum format; /**< GL format used to create the texture. */
-    GLenum type; /**< GL type used to create the texture. */
+    Bool is_red;
 } glamor_pixmap_fbo;
 
 typedef struct glamor_pixmap_clipped_regions {
@@ -527,7 +526,7 @@ glamor_pixmap_fbo *glamor_pixmap_detach_fbo(glamor_pixmap_private *
 void glamor_pixmap_attach_fbo(PixmapPtr pixmap, glamor_pixmap_fbo *fbo);
 glamor_pixmap_fbo *glamor_create_fbo_from_tex(glamor_screen_private *
                                               glamor_priv, int w, int h,
-                                              GLenum format, GLint tex,
+                                              Bool is_red, GLint tex,
                                               int flag);
 glamor_pixmap_fbo *glamor_create_fbo(glamor_screen_private *glamor_priv, int w,
                                      int h, GLenum format, int flag);
@@ -542,14 +541,6 @@ static inline Bool glamor_picture_is_alpha(PicturePtr picture)
     return picture->format == PICT_a1 || picture->format == PICT_a8;
 }
 
-/* Return whether 'fbo' is storing alpha bits in the red channel */
-static inline Bool
-glamor_fbo_red_is_alpha(glamor_screen_private *glamor_priv, glamor_pixmap_fbo *fbo)
-{
-    /* True when the format is GL_RED (that can only happen when our one channel format is GL_RED */
-    return fbo->format == GL_RED;
-}
-
 /* Return whether 'picture' is storing alpha bits in the red channel */
 static inline Bool
 glamor_picture_red_is_alpha(PicturePtr picture)
diff --git a/glamor/glamor_render.c b/glamor/glamor_render.c
index 0ca87650f..727e72d39 100644
--- a/glamor/glamor_render.c
+++ b/glamor/glamor_render.c
@@ -529,7 +529,7 @@ glamor_set_composite_texture(glamor_screen_private *glamor_priv, int unit,
      * sometimes get zero bits in the R channel, which is harmless.
      */
     glamor_bind_texture(glamor_priv, GL_TEXTURE0 + unit, fbo,
-                        glamor_fbo_red_is_alpha(glamor_priv, dest_priv->fbo));
+                        dest_priv->fbo->is_red);
     repeat_type = picture->repeatType;
     switch (picture->repeatType) {
     case RepeatNone:
diff --git a/glamor/glamor_transfer.c b/glamor/glamor_transfer.c
index 421ed3a5f..215752d7b 100644
--- a/glamor/glamor_transfer.c
+++ b/glamor/glamor_transfer.c
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ glamor_format_for_pixmap(PixmapPtr pixmap, GLenum *format, GLenum *type)
         break;
     case 16:
         if (priv->is_cbcr) {
-          *format = priv->fbo->format;
+          *format = GL_RG;
           *type = GL_UNSIGNED_BYTE;
         } else {
           *format = GL_RGB;