diff --git a/wgpu-core/src/command/memory_init.rs b/wgpu-core/src/command/memory_init.rs
index cfb0497562..8167d7cdd9 100644
--- a/wgpu-core/src/command/memory_init.rs
+++ b/wgpu-core/src/command/memory_init.rs
@@ -300,9 +300,6 @@ impl<A: hal::Api> BakedCommands<A> {
                         .as_raw()
                         .ok_or(DestroyedTextureError(texture_use.id))?;
 
-                    debug_assert!(texture.hal_usage.contains(hal::TextureUses::COPY_DST),
-                            "Every texture needs to have the COPY_DST flag. Otherwise we can't ensure initialized memory!");
-
                     let mut texture_barriers = Vec::new();
                     let mut zero_buffer_copy_regions = Vec::new();
                     for range in &ranges {
@@ -332,6 +329,8 @@ impl<A: hal::Api> BakedCommands<A> {
                     }
 
                     if !zero_buffer_copy_regions.is_empty() {
+                        debug_assert!(texture.hal_usage.contains(hal::TextureUses::COPY_DST),
+                            "Texture needs to have the COPY_DST flag. Otherwise we can't ensure initialized memory!");
                         unsafe {
                             // TODO: Could safe on transition_textures calls by bundling barriers from *all* textures.
                             // (a bbit more tricky because a naive approach would have to borrow same texture several times then)
diff --git a/wgpu-core/src/conv.rs b/wgpu-core/src/conv.rs
index fa1753d02c..930a532976 100644
--- a/wgpu-core/src/conv.rs
+++ b/wgpu-core/src/conv.rs
@@ -65,9 +65,7 @@ pub fn map_texture_usage(
     usage: wgt::TextureUsages,
     aspect: hal::FormatAspects,
 ) -> hal::TextureUses {
-    // Enforce COPY_DST, otherwise we wouldn't be able to initialize the texture.
-    let mut u = hal::TextureUses::COPY_DST;
-
+    let mut u = hal::TextureUses::empty();
     u.set(
         hal::TextureUses::COPY_SRC,
         usage.contains(wgt::TextureUsages::COPY_SRC),
diff --git a/wgpu-core/src/device/mod.rs b/wgpu-core/src/device/mod.rs
index 3783f480a5..dae24ceede 100644
--- a/wgpu-core/src/device/mod.rs
+++ b/wgpu-core/src/device/mod.rs
@@ -625,7 +625,9 @@ impl<A: HalApi> Device<A> {
         adapter: &crate::instance::Adapter<A>,
         desc: &resource::TextureDescriptor,
     ) -> Result<resource::Texture<A>, resource::CreateTextureError> {
-        let hal_usage = conv::map_texture_usage(desc.usage, desc.format.into());
+        // Enforce COPY_DST, otherwise we wouldn't be able to initialize the texture.
+        let hal_usage =
+            conv::map_texture_usage(desc.usage, desc.format.into()) | hal::TextureUses::COPY_DST;
 
         let hal_desc = hal::TextureDescriptor {
             label: desc.label.borrow_option(),
@@ -685,7 +687,9 @@ impl<A: HalApi> Device<A> {
                 .map_err(DeviceError::from)?
         };
 
-        Ok(self.create_texture_from_hal(raw, self_id, desc, format_features))
+        let mut texture = self.create_texture_from_hal(raw, self_id, desc, format_features);
+        texture.hal_usage = hal_usage;
+        Ok(texture)
     }
 
     fn create_texture_view(