diff --git a/src/render/opengl/SDL_render_gl.c b/src/render/opengl/SDL_render_gl.c
index 971b3175d..7c6f80d44 100644
--- a/src/render/opengl/SDL_render_gl.c
+++ b/src/render/opengl/SDL_render_gl.c
@@ -1414,7 +1414,7 @@ GL_RenderReadPixels(SDL_Renderer * renderer, const SDL_Rect * rect,
                     Uint32 pixel_format, void * pixels, int pitch)
 {
     GL_RenderData *data = (GL_RenderData *) renderer->driverdata;
-    Uint32 temp_format = SDL_PIXELFORMAT_ARGB8888;
+    Uint32 temp_format = renderer->target ? renderer->target->format : SDL_PIXELFORMAT_ABGR8888;
     void *temp_pixels;
     int temp_pitch;
     GLint internalFormat;
diff --git a/src/render/opengles/SDL_render_gles.c b/src/render/opengles/SDL_render_gles.c
index 9d13bfe1f..9b725970d 100644
--- a/src/render/opengles/SDL_render_gles.c
+++ b/src/render/opengles/SDL_render_gles.c
@@ -1069,7 +1069,7 @@ GLES_RenderReadPixels(SDL_Renderer * renderer, const SDL_Rect * rect,
                     Uint32 pixel_format, void * pixels, int pitch)
 {
     GLES_RenderData *data = (GLES_RenderData *) renderer->driverdata;
-    Uint32 temp_format = SDL_PIXELFORMAT_ABGR8888;
+    Uint32 temp_format = renderer->target ? renderer->target->format : SDL_PIXELFORMAT_ABGR8888;
     void *temp_pixels;
     int temp_pitch;
     Uint8 *src, *dst, *tmp;
diff --git a/src/render/opengles2/SDL_render_gles2.c b/src/render/opengles2/SDL_render_gles2.c
index 7ff22b4ba..edefa6415 100644
--- a/src/render/opengles2/SDL_render_gles2.c
+++ b/src/render/opengles2/SDL_render_gles2.c
@@ -1817,7 +1817,7 @@ GLES2_RenderReadPixels(SDL_Renderer * renderer, const SDL_Rect * rect,
                     Uint32 pixel_format, void * pixels, int pitch)
 {
     GLES2_DriverContext *data = (GLES2_DriverContext *)renderer->driverdata;
-    Uint32 temp_format = SDL_PIXELFORMAT_ABGR8888;
+    Uint32 temp_format = renderer->target ? renderer->target->format : SDL_PIXELFORMAT_ABGR8888;
     void *temp_pixels;
     int temp_pitch;
     Uint8 *src, *dst, *tmp;