diff --git a/radeon/radeon_surface.c b/radeon/radeon_surface.c
index ea0a27a9..0ff53a3e 100644
--- a/radeon/radeon_surface.c
+++ b/radeon/radeon_surface.c
@@ -2205,6 +2205,7 @@ static int cik_surface_sanity(struct radeon_surface_manager *surf_man,
         break;
     case RADEON_SURF_MODE_LINEAR_ALIGNED:
     default:
+        *stencil_tile_mode = SI_TILE_MODE_COLOR_LINEAR_ALIGNED;
         *tile_mode = SI_TILE_MODE_COLOR_LINEAR_ALIGNED;
     }