diff --git a/clutter/cogl/cogl/cogl-bitmap-fallback.c b/clutter/cogl/cogl/cogl-bitmap-fallback.c
index 097cc5292..a02d85611 100644
--- a/clutter/cogl/cogl/cogl-bitmap-fallback.c
+++ b/clutter/cogl/cogl/cogl-bitmap-fallback.c
@@ -379,6 +379,8 @@ _cogl_bitmap_fallback_unpremult (CoglBitmap *bmp)
         }
     }
 
+  bmp->format &= ~COGL_PREMULT_BIT;
+
   return TRUE;
 }
 
@@ -414,6 +416,8 @@ _cogl_bitmap_fallback_premult (CoglBitmap *bmp)
         }
     }
 
+  bmp->format |= COGL_PREMULT_BIT;
+
   return TRUE;
 }
 
diff --git a/clutter/cogl/cogl/cogl-texture.c b/clutter/cogl/cogl/cogl-texture.c
index db9a0650d..ec69aca6f 100644
--- a/clutter/cogl/cogl/cogl-texture.c
+++ b/clutter/cogl/cogl/cogl-texture.c
@@ -415,8 +415,7 @@ cogl_texture_new_from_file (const gchar       *filename,
   internal_format = _cogl_texture_determine_internal_format (bmp->format,
                                                              internal_format);
   if (!_cogl_texture_needs_premult_conversion (bmp->format, internal_format) ||
-      _cogl_bitmap_convert_premult_status (bmp,
-                                           bmp->format ^= COGL_PREMULT_BIT))
+      _cogl_bitmap_convert_premult_status (bmp, bmp->format ^ COGL_PREMULT_BIT))
     handle = cogl_texture_new_from_bitmap (bmp, flags, internal_format);
 
   cogl_handle_unref (bmp);