diff --git a/examples/imgui_impl_dx12.cpp b/examples/imgui_impl_dx12.cpp
index 690f3a8bc..fcda0d5f1 100644
--- a/examples/imgui_impl_dx12.cpp
+++ b/examples/imgui_impl_dx12.cpp
@@ -806,7 +806,7 @@ static void ImGui_ImplDX12_CreateWindow(ImGuiViewport* viewport)
     sd1.BufferCount = g_numFramesInFlight;
     sd1.Width = (UINT)viewport->Size.x;
     sd1.Height = (UINT)viewport->Size.y;
-    sd1.Format = DXGI_FORMAT_R8G8B8A8_UNORM;
+    sd1.Format = g_RTVFormat;
     sd1.BufferUsage = DXGI_USAGE_RENDER_TARGET_OUTPUT;
     sd1.SampleDesc.Count = 1;
     sd1.SampleDesc.Quality = 0;