diff --git a/src/gpu/vulkan/SDL_gpu_vulkan.c b/src/gpu/vulkan/SDL_gpu_vulkan.c
index 76f7eae70c..8c22f127c1 100644
--- a/src/gpu/vulkan/SDL_gpu_vulkan.c
+++ b/src/gpu/vulkan/SDL_gpu_vulkan.c
@@ -8158,7 +8158,7 @@ static void VULKAN_BeginComputePass(
             vulkanCommandBuffer,
             bufferContainer,
             storageBufferBindings[i].cycle,
-            VULKAN_BUFFER_USAGE_MODE_COMPUTE_STORAGE_READ);
+            VULKAN_BUFFER_USAGE_MODE_COMPUTE_STORAGE_READ_WRITE);
 
         vulkanCommandBuffer->readWriteComputeStorageBuffers[i] = buffer;