diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstglformat.c b/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstglformat.c
index e449688462..1aeb09db39 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstglformat.c
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstglformat.c
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ gst_gl_sized_gl_format_from_gl_format_type (GstGLContext * context,
               && !USING_GLES3 (context) ? GST_GL_RGB : GST_GL_RGB8;
           break;
         case GL_UNSIGNED_SHORT_5_6_5:
-          return GST_GL_RGB;
+          return GST_GL_RGB565;
           break;
       }
       break;
diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstglmemory.c b/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstglmemory.c
index 0a06086c62..c762a9fb31 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstglmemory.c
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstglmemory.c
@@ -245,8 +245,10 @@ _gl_tex_create (GstGLMemory * gl_mem, GError ** error)
 
   tex_format = gl_mem->tex_format;
   tex_type = GL_UNSIGNED_BYTE;
-  if (gl_mem->tex_format == GST_GL_RGB565)
+  if (gl_mem->tex_format == GST_GL_RGB565) {
+    tex_format = GST_GL_RGB;
     tex_type = GL_UNSIGNED_SHORT_5_6_5;
+  }
 
   internal_format =
       gst_gl_sized_gl_format_from_gl_format_type (context, tex_format,
@@ -779,8 +781,10 @@ _gl_tex_copy_thread (GstGLContext * context, gpointer data)
     out_tex_target = gst_gl_texture_target_to_gl (copy_params->tex_target);
     out_gl_format = copy_params->src->tex_format;
     out_gl_type = GL_UNSIGNED_BYTE;
-    if (copy_params->out_format == GST_GL_RGB565)
+    if (copy_params->out_format == GST_GL_RGB565) {
+      out_gl_format = GST_GL_RGB;
       out_gl_type = GL_UNSIGNED_SHORT_5_6_5;
+    }
 
     internal_format =
         gst_gl_sized_gl_format_from_gl_format_type (context, out_gl_format,
diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstglmemorypbo.c b/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstglmemorypbo.c
index a7cf042f2c..89091c80b1 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstglmemorypbo.c
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstglmemorypbo.c
@@ -419,8 +419,10 @@ _gl_mem_copy_thread (GstGLContext * context, gpointer data)
   gl = context->gl_vtable;
   out_gl_format = copy_params->out_format;
   out_gl_type = GL_UNSIGNED_BYTE;
-  if (copy_params->out_format == GST_GL_RGB565)
+  if (copy_params->out_format == GST_GL_RGB565) {
+    out_gl_format = GST_GL_RGB;
     out_gl_type = GL_UNSIGNED_SHORT_5_6_5;
+  }
   in_gl_format = src->mem.tex_format;
   in_gl_type = GL_UNSIGNED_BYTE;
   if (src->mem.tex_format == GST_GL_RGB565)
diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstglrenderbuffer.c b/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstglrenderbuffer.c
index c3e36f6b54..9a3c0c69e8 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstglrenderbuffer.c
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstglrenderbuffer.c
@@ -86,8 +86,10 @@ _gl_rbo_create (GstGLRenderbuffer * gl_mem, GError ** error)
 
     tex_format = gl_mem->renderbuffer_format;
     renderbuffer_type = GL_UNSIGNED_BYTE;
-    if (gl_mem->renderbuffer_format == GST_GL_RGB565)
+    if (gl_mem->renderbuffer_format == GST_GL_RGB565) {
+      tex_format = GST_GL_RGB;
       renderbuffer_type = GL_UNSIGNED_SHORT_5_6_5;
+    }
 
     internal_format =
         gst_gl_sized_gl_format_from_gl_format_type (context, tex_format,