diff --git a/lib/texture.c b/lib/texture.c
index 830095e0cb..35619a3e73 100644
--- a/lib/texture.c
+++ b/lib/texture.c
@@ -138,6 +138,7 @@ ktxTexture_construct(ktxTexture* This, ktxTextureCreateInfo* createInfo,
     if (createInfo->numLayers == 0)
         return KTX_INVALID_VALUE;
     This->numLayers = createInfo->numLayers;
+    This->isArray = createInfo->isArray;
 
     if (createInfo->numFaces == 6) {
         if (This->numDimensions != 2) {
@@ -171,9 +172,6 @@ ktxTexture_construct(ktxTexture* This, ktxTextureCreateInfo* createInfo,
         }
     }
 
-    This->numLayers = createInfo->numLayers;
-    This->isArray = createInfo->isArray;
-
     ktxHashList_Construct(&This->kvDataHead);
     return KTX_SUCCESS;
 }