diff --git a/vdi/hip_conversions.hpp b/vdi/hip_conversions.hpp
index 8c0726787f..2a78617ad9 100644
--- a/vdi/hip_conversions.hpp
+++ b/vdi/hip_conversions.hpp
@@ -895,4 +895,9 @@ HIP_RESOURCE_VIEW_DESC getResourceViewDesc(const hipResourceViewDesc& resViewDes
 
   return desc;
 }
+
+inline
+size_t getElementSize(const hipChannelFormatDesc &desc) {
+  return (desc.x / 4) * getNumChannels(desc);
+}
 };
diff --git a/vdi/hip_texture.cpp b/vdi/hip_texture.cpp
index 0f8e818948..b837729721 100644
--- a/vdi/hip_texture.cpp
+++ b/vdi/hip_texture.cpp
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ hipError_t ihipCreateTextureObject(hipTextureObject_t* pTexObject,
   if ((pResDesc->resType == hipResourceTypeLinear) &&
       ((pResDesc->res.linear.devPtr == nullptr) ||
        (!amd::isMultipleOf(pResDesc->res.linear.devPtr, info.imageBaseAddressAlignment_)) ||
-       (pResDesc->res.linear.sizeInBytes >= info.imageMaxBufferSize_))) {
+       ((pResDesc->res.linear.sizeInBytes / hip::getElementSize(pResDesc->res.linear.desc)) >= info.imageMaxBufferSize_))) {
     return hipErrorInvalidValue;
   }