diff --git a/base/VulkanSwapChain.hpp b/base/VulkanSwapChain.hpp
index 9f9f80c4..e2e953ab 100644
--- a/base/VulkanSwapChain.hpp
+++ b/base/VulkanSwapChain.hpp
@@ -391,13 +391,16 @@ public:
 		swapchainCI.clipped = VK_TRUE;
 		swapchainCI.compositeAlpha = compositeAlpha;
 
-		// Set additional usage flag for blitting from the swapchain images if supported
-		VkFormatProperties formatProps;
-		vkGetPhysicalDeviceFormatProperties(physicalDevice, colorFormat, &formatProps);
-		if ((formatProps.optimalTilingFeatures & VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_TRANSFER_SRC_BIT_KHR) || (formatProps.optimalTilingFeatures & VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_BLIT_SRC_BIT)) {
+		// Enable transfer source on swap chain images if supported
+		if (surfCaps.supportedUsageFlags & VK_IMAGE_USAGE_TRANSFER_SRC_BIT) {
 			swapchainCI.imageUsage |= VK_IMAGE_USAGE_TRANSFER_SRC_BIT;
 		}
 
+		// Enable transfer destination on swap chain images if supported
+		if (surfCaps.supportedUsageFlags & VK_IMAGE_USAGE_TRANSFER_DST_BIT) {
+			swapchainCI.imageUsage |= VK_IMAGE_USAGE_TRANSFER_DST_BIT;
+		}
+
 		VK_CHECK_RESULT(fpCreateSwapchainKHR(device, &swapchainCI, nullptr, &swapChain));
 
 		// If an existing swap chain is re-created, destroy the old swap chain