diff --git a/wgpu-core/src/instance.rs b/wgpu-core/src/instance.rs
index d82545a955..e683de48a0 100644
--- a/wgpu-core/src/instance.rs
+++ b/wgpu-core/src/instance.rs
@@ -649,7 +649,8 @@ impl<G: GlobalIdentityHandlerFactory> Global<G> {
             let available_features = adapter.raw.physical_device.features();
 
             // Check features that are always needed
-            let wishful_features = hal::Features::VERTEX_STORES_AND_ATOMICS
+            let wishful_features = hal::Features::ROBUST_BUFFER_ACCESS
+                | hal::Features::VERTEX_STORES_AND_ATOMICS
                 | hal::Features::FRAGMENT_STORES_AND_ATOMICS
                 | hal::Features::NDC_Y_UP
                 | hal::Features::INDEPENDENT_BLENDING