diff --git a/source/blender/compositor/realtime_compositor/cached_resources/intern/bokeh_kernel.cc b/source/blender/compositor/realtime_compositor/cached_resources/intern/bokeh_kernel.cc
index 3723257e0ad..b420d1b2f93 100644
--- a/source/blender/compositor/realtime_compositor/cached_resources/intern/bokeh_kernel.cc
+++ b/source/blender/compositor/realtime_compositor/cached_resources/intern/bokeh_kernel.cc
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ BokehKernel::BokehKernel(Context &context,
       size.y,
       1,
       Result::texture_format(ResultType::Color, context.get_precision()),
-      GPU_TEXTURE_USAGE_SHADER_READ,
+      GPU_TEXTURE_USAGE_SHADER_READ | GPU_TEXTURE_USAGE_SHADER_WRITE,
       nullptr);
 
   GPUShader *shader = context.get_shader("compositor_bokeh_image");