diff --git a/wgpu/src/backend/direct.rs b/wgpu/src/backend/direct.rs
index fca1d80c3cb..4808b3b63e1 100644
--- a/wgpu/src/backend/direct.rs
+++ b/wgpu/src/backend/direct.rs
@@ -432,7 +432,7 @@ fn map_pass_channel<V: Copy + Default>(
             load_op: wgc::command::LoadOp::Load,
             store_op: wgc::command::StoreOp::Store,
             clear_value: V::default(),
-            read_only: true,
+            read_only: false,
         },
     }
 }