diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/d3d12/d3d12_screen.cpp b/src/gallium/drivers/d3d12/d3d12_screen.cpp
index 516c484e08b..f771d9f7021 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/d3d12/d3d12_screen.cpp
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/d3d12/d3d12_screen.cpp
@@ -622,8 +622,7 @@ d3d12_is_format_supported(struct pipe_screen *pscreen,
          return false;
 
       if (bind & PIPE_BIND_INDEX_BUFFER) {
-         if (format != PIPE_FORMAT_R8_UINT &&
-             format != PIPE_FORMAT_R16_UINT &&
+         if (format != PIPE_FORMAT_R16_UINT &&
              format != PIPE_FORMAT_R32_UINT)
             return false;
       }