diff --git a/examples/textoverlay/textoverlay.cpp b/examples/textoverlay/textoverlay.cpp
index 92604832..1ff4db49 100644
--- a/examples/textoverlay/textoverlay.cpp
+++ b/examples/textoverlay/textoverlay.cpp
@@ -347,7 +347,7 @@ public:
 			vks::initializers::descriptorImageInfo(
 				sampler,
 				view,
-				VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_GENERAL);
+				VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_SHADER_READ_ONLY_OPTIMAL);
 
 		std::array<VkWriteDescriptorSet, 1> writeDescriptorSets;
 		writeDescriptorSets[0] = vks::initializers::writeDescriptorSet(descriptorSet, VK_DESCRIPTOR_TYPE_COMBINED_IMAGE_SAMPLER, 0, &texDescriptor);