diff --git a/wgpu-core/src/device/mod.rs b/wgpu-core/src/device/mod.rs
index cf95f61b8b..68a012eced 100644
--- a/wgpu-core/src/device/mod.rs
+++ b/wgpu-core/src/device/mod.rs
@@ -751,6 +751,10 @@ impl<A: HalApi> Device<A> {
             }
         }
 
+        let format_features = self
+            .describe_format_features(adapter, desc.format)
+            .map_err(|error| CreateTextureError::MissingFeatures(desc.format, error))?;
+
         if desc.sample_count > 1 {
             if desc.mip_level_count != 1 {
                 return Err(CreateTextureError::InvalidMipLevelCount {
@@ -775,8 +779,7 @@ impl<A: HalApi> Device<A> {
                 return Err(CreateTextureError::MultisampledNotRenderAttachment);
             }
 
-            if !format_desc
-                .guaranteed_format_features
+            if !format_features
                 .flags
                 .contains(wgt::TextureFormatFeatureFlags::MULTISAMPLE)
             {
@@ -793,10 +796,6 @@ impl<A: HalApi> Device<A> {
             });
         }
 
-        let format_features = self
-            .describe_format_features(adapter, desc.format)
-            .map_err(|error| CreateTextureError::MissingFeatures(desc.format, error))?;
-
         let missing_allowed_usages = desc.usage - format_features.allowed_usages;
         if !missing_allowed_usages.is_empty() {
             return Err(CreateTextureError::InvalidFormatUsages(