diff --git a/dlls/wined3d/resource.c b/dlls/wined3d/resource.c
index 512546d699b..ff584567975 100644
--- a/dlls/wined3d/resource.c
+++ b/dlls/wined3d/resource.c
@@ -107,28 +107,33 @@ HRESULT resource_init(struct wined3d_resource *resource, struct wined3d_device *
         if (base_type == WINED3D_GL_RES_TYPE_COUNT)
             base_type = gl_type;
 
-        if ((usage & WINED3DUSAGE_RENDERTARGET) && !(format->flags[gl_type] & WINED3DFMT_FLAG_RENDERTARGET))
+        if (type != WINED3D_RTYPE_BUFFER)
         {
-            WARN("Format %s cannot be used for render targets.\n", debug_d3dformat(format->id));
-            continue;
-        }
-        if ((usage & WINED3DUSAGE_DEPTHSTENCIL)
-                && !(format->flags[gl_type] & (WINED3DFMT_FLAG_DEPTH | WINED3DFMT_FLAG_STENCIL)))
-        {
-            WARN("Format %s cannot be used for depth/stencil buffers.\n", debug_d3dformat(format->id));
-            continue;
-        }
-        if (wined3d_settings.offscreen_rendering_mode == ORM_FBO
-                && usage & (WINED3DUSAGE_RENDERTARGET | WINED3DUSAGE_DEPTHSTENCIL)
-                && !(format->flags[gl_type] & WINED3DFMT_FLAG_FBO_ATTACHABLE))
-        {
-            WARN("Render target or depth stencil is not FBO attachable.\n");
-            continue;
-        }
-        if ((usage & WINED3DUSAGE_TEXTURE) && !(format->flags[gl_type] & WINED3DFMT_FLAG_TEXTURE))
-        {
-            WARN("Format %s cannot be used for texturing.\n", debug_d3dformat(format->id));
-            continue;
+            if ((bind_flags & WINED3D_BIND_RENDER_TARGET)
+                    && !(format->flags[gl_type] & WINED3DFMT_FLAG_RENDERTARGET))
+            {
+                WARN("Format %s cannot be used for render targets.\n", debug_d3dformat(format->id));
+                continue;
+            }
+            if ((bind_flags & WINED3D_BIND_DEPTH_STENCIL)
+                    && !(format->flags[gl_type] & (WINED3DFMT_FLAG_DEPTH | WINED3DFMT_FLAG_STENCIL)))
+            {
+                WARN("Format %s cannot be used for depth/stencil buffers.\n", debug_d3dformat(format->id));
+                continue;
+            }
+            if (wined3d_settings.offscreen_rendering_mode == ORM_FBO
+                    && bind_flags & (WINED3D_BIND_RENDER_TARGET | WINED3D_BIND_DEPTH_STENCIL)
+                    && !(format->flags[gl_type] & WINED3DFMT_FLAG_FBO_ATTACHABLE))
+            {
+                WARN("Render target or depth stencil is not FBO attachable.\n");
+                continue;
+            }
+            if ((bind_flags & WINED3D_BIND_SHADER_RESOURCE)
+                    && !(format->flags[gl_type] & WINED3DFMT_FLAG_TEXTURE))
+            {
+                WARN("Format %s cannot be used for texturing.\n", debug_d3dformat(format->id));
+                continue;
+            }
         }
         if (((width & (width - 1)) || (height & (height - 1)))
                 && !d3d_info->texture_npot