diff --git a/include/render/pixel_format.h b/include/render/pixel_format.h
index a024ff9d..e0b500c7 100644
--- a/include/render/pixel_format.h
+++ b/include/render/pixel_format.h
@@ -27,9 +27,6 @@ struct wlr_pixel_format_info {
 	uint32_t bytes_per_block;
 	/* Size of a block in pixels (zero for 1×1) */
 	uint32_t block_width, block_height;
-
-	/* True if the format has an alpha channel */
-	bool has_alpha;
 };
 
 /**
@@ -61,4 +58,9 @@ uint32_t convert_wl_shm_format_to_drm(enum wl_shm_format fmt);
  */
 enum wl_shm_format convert_drm_format_to_wl_shm(uint32_t fmt);
 
+/**
+ * Return true if the DRM FourCC fmt has an alpha channel, false otherwise.
+ */
+bool pixel_format_has_alpha(uint32_t fmt);
+
 #endif
diff --git a/render/gles2/texture.c b/render/gles2/texture.c
index 1cfd7bab..e4caf6ca 100644
--- a/render/gles2/texture.c
+++ b/render/gles2/texture.c
@@ -381,13 +381,10 @@ static struct wlr_texture *gles2_texture_from_dmabuf(
 		return NULL;
 	}
 
-	const struct wlr_pixel_format_info *drm_fmt =
-		drm_get_pixel_format_info(attribs->format);
-
 	texture->target = buffer->external_only ? GL_TEXTURE_EXTERNAL_OES : GL_TEXTURE_2D;
 	texture->buffer = buffer;
 	texture->drm_format = DRM_FORMAT_INVALID; // texture can't be written anyways
-	texture->has_alpha = drm_fmt ? drm_fmt->has_alpha : true;
+	texture->has_alpha = pixel_format_has_alpha(attribs->format);
 
 	struct wlr_egl_context prev_ctx;
 	wlr_egl_save_context(&prev_ctx);
diff --git a/render/pixel_format.c b/render/pixel_format.c
index b81f561d..7befbf08 100644
--- a/render/pixel_format.c
+++ b/render/pixel_format.c
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ static const struct wlr_pixel_format_info pixel_format_info[] = {
 		.drm_format = DRM_FORMAT_ARGB8888,
 		.opaque_substitute = DRM_FORMAT_XRGB8888,
 		.bytes_per_block = 4,
-		.has_alpha = true,
 	},
 	{
 		.drm_format = DRM_FORMAT_XBGR8888,
@@ -22,7 +21,6 @@ static const struct wlr_pixel_format_info pixel_format_info[] = {
 		.drm_format = DRM_FORMAT_ABGR8888,
 		.opaque_substitute = DRM_FORMAT_XBGR8888,
 		.bytes_per_block = 4,
-		.has_alpha = true,
 	},
 	{
 		.drm_format = DRM_FORMAT_RGBX8888,
@@ -32,7 +30,6 @@ static const struct wlr_pixel_format_info pixel_format_info[] = {
 		.drm_format = DRM_FORMAT_RGBA8888,
 		.opaque_substitute = DRM_FORMAT_RGBX8888,
 		.bytes_per_block = 4,
-		.has_alpha = true,
 	},
 	{
 		.drm_format = DRM_FORMAT_BGRX8888,
@@ -42,7 +39,6 @@ static const struct wlr_pixel_format_info pixel_format_info[] = {
 		.drm_format = DRM_FORMAT_BGRA8888,
 		.opaque_substitute = DRM_FORMAT_BGRX8888,
 		.bytes_per_block = 4,
-		.has_alpha = true,
 	},
 	{
 		.drm_format = DRM_FORMAT_R8,
@@ -68,7 +64,6 @@ static const struct wlr_pixel_format_info pixel_format_info[] = {
 		.drm_format = DRM_FORMAT_RGBA4444,
 		.opaque_substitute = DRM_FORMAT_RGBX4444,
 		.bytes_per_block = 2,
-		.has_alpha = true,
 	},
 	{
 		.drm_format = DRM_FORMAT_BGRX4444,
@@ -78,7 +73,6 @@ static const struct wlr_pixel_format_info pixel_format_info[] = {
 		.drm_format = DRM_FORMAT_BGRA4444,
 		.opaque_substitute = DRM_FORMAT_BGRX4444,
 		.bytes_per_block = 2,
-		.has_alpha = true,
 	},
 	{
 		.drm_format = DRM_FORMAT_RGBX5551,
@@ -88,7 +82,6 @@ static const struct wlr_pixel_format_info pixel_format_info[] = {
 		.drm_format = DRM_FORMAT_RGBA5551,
 		.opaque_substitute = DRM_FORMAT_RGBX5551,
 		.bytes_per_block = 2,
-		.has_alpha = true,
 	},
 	{
 		.drm_format = DRM_FORMAT_BGRX5551,
@@ -98,7 +91,6 @@ static const struct wlr_pixel_format_info pixel_format_info[] = {
 		.drm_format = DRM_FORMAT_BGRA5551,
 		.opaque_substitute = DRM_FORMAT_BGRX5551,
 		.bytes_per_block = 2,
-		.has_alpha = true,
 	},
 	{
 		.drm_format = DRM_FORMAT_XRGB1555,
@@ -108,7 +100,6 @@ static const struct wlr_pixel_format_info pixel_format_info[] = {
 		.drm_format = DRM_FORMAT_ARGB1555,
 		.opaque_substitute = DRM_FORMAT_XRGB1555,
 		.bytes_per_block = 2,
-		.has_alpha = true,
 	},
 	{
 		.drm_format = DRM_FORMAT_RGB565,
@@ -126,7 +117,6 @@ static const struct wlr_pixel_format_info pixel_format_info[] = {
 		.drm_format = DRM_FORMAT_ARGB2101010,
 		.opaque_substitute = DRM_FORMAT_XRGB2101010,
 		.bytes_per_block = 4,
-		.has_alpha = true,
 	},
 	{
 		.drm_format = DRM_FORMAT_XBGR2101010,
@@ -136,7 +126,6 @@ static const struct wlr_pixel_format_info pixel_format_info[] = {
 		.drm_format = DRM_FORMAT_ABGR2101010,
 		.opaque_substitute = DRM_FORMAT_XBGR2101010,
 		.bytes_per_block = 4,
-		.has_alpha = true,
 	},
 	{
 		.drm_format = DRM_FORMAT_XBGR16161616F,
@@ -146,7 +135,6 @@ static const struct wlr_pixel_format_info pixel_format_info[] = {
 		.drm_format = DRM_FORMAT_ABGR16161616F,
 		.opaque_substitute = DRM_FORMAT_XBGR16161616F,
 		.bytes_per_block = 8,
-		.has_alpha = true,
 	},
 	{
 		.drm_format = DRM_FORMAT_XBGR16161616,
@@ -156,7 +144,6 @@ static const struct wlr_pixel_format_info pixel_format_info[] = {
 		.drm_format = DRM_FORMAT_ABGR16161616,
 		.opaque_substitute = DRM_FORMAT_XBGR16161616,
 		.bytes_per_block = 8,
-		.has_alpha = true,
 	},
 	{
 		.drm_format = DRM_FORMAT_YVYU,
@@ -172,9 +159,38 @@ static const struct wlr_pixel_format_info pixel_format_info[] = {
 	},
 };
 
+static const uint32_t opaque_pixel_formats[] = {
+	DRM_FORMAT_XRGB8888,
+	DRM_FORMAT_XBGR8888,
+	DRM_FORMAT_RGBX8888,
+	DRM_FORMAT_BGRX8888,
+	DRM_FORMAT_R8,
+	DRM_FORMAT_GR88,
+	DRM_FORMAT_RGB888,
+	DRM_FORMAT_BGR888,
+	DRM_FORMAT_RGBX4444,
+	DRM_FORMAT_BGRX4444,
+	DRM_FORMAT_RGBX5551,
+	DRM_FORMAT_BGRX5551,
+	DRM_FORMAT_XRGB1555,
+	DRM_FORMAT_RGB565,
+	DRM_FORMAT_BGR565,
+	DRM_FORMAT_XRGB2101010,
+	DRM_FORMAT_XBGR2101010,
+	DRM_FORMAT_XBGR16161616F,
+	DRM_FORMAT_XBGR16161616,
+	DRM_FORMAT_YVYU,
+	DRM_FORMAT_VYUY,
+	DRM_FORMAT_NV12,
+	DRM_FORMAT_P010,
+};
+
 static const size_t pixel_format_info_size =
 	sizeof(pixel_format_info) / sizeof(pixel_format_info[0]);
 
+static const size_t opaque_pixel_formats_size =
+	sizeof(opaque_pixel_formats) / sizeof(opaque_pixel_formats[0]);
+
 const struct wlr_pixel_format_info *drm_get_pixel_format_info(uint32_t fmt) {
 	for (size_t i = 0; i < pixel_format_info_size; ++i) {
 		if (pixel_format_info[i].drm_format == fmt) {
@@ -250,3 +266,12 @@ bool pixel_format_info_check_stride(const struct wlr_pixel_format_info *fmt,
 
 	return true;
 }
+
+bool pixel_format_has_alpha(uint32_t fmt) {
+	for (size_t i = 0; i < opaque_pixel_formats_size; i++) {
+		if (fmt == opaque_pixel_formats[i]) {
+			return false;
+		}
+	}
+	return true;
+}
diff --git a/render/vulkan/texture.c b/render/vulkan/texture.c
index 61c14626..a3fede04 100644
--- a/render/vulkan/texture.c
+++ b/render/vulkan/texture.c
@@ -382,7 +382,7 @@ static void texture_set_format(struct wlr_vk_texture *texture,
 	const struct wlr_pixel_format_info *format_info =
 		drm_get_pixel_format_info(format->drm);
 	if (format_info != NULL) {
-		texture->has_alpha = format_info->has_alpha;
+		texture->has_alpha = pixel_format_has_alpha(format->drm);
 	} else {
 		// We don't have format info for multi-planar formats
 		assert(texture->format->is_ycbcr);
diff --git a/types/buffer/buffer.c b/types/buffer/buffer.c
index a8e9c54d..b85518c1 100644
--- a/types/buffer/buffer.c
+++ b/types/buffer/buffer.c
@@ -116,11 +116,5 @@ bool buffer_is_opaque(struct wlr_buffer *buffer) {
 		return false;
 	}
 
-	const struct wlr_pixel_format_info *format_info =
-		drm_get_pixel_format_info(format);
-	if (format_info == NULL) {
-		return false;
-	}
-
-	return !format_info->has_alpha;
+	return !pixel_format_has_alpha(format);
 }