diff --git a/libweston/renderer-gl/gl-renderer.c b/libweston/renderer-gl/gl-renderer.c
index 53072216..e0047882 100644
--- a/libweston/renderer-gl/gl-renderer.c
+++ b/libweston/renderer-gl/gl-renderer.c
@@ -2522,7 +2522,7 @@ choose_texture_target(struct gl_renderer *gr,
 
 		for (i = 0; i < format->num_modifiers; ++i) {
 			if (format->modifiers[i] == attributes->modifier[0]) {
-				if(format->external_only[i])
+				if (format->external_only[i])
 					return GL_TEXTURE_EXTERNAL_OES;
 				else
 					return GL_TEXTURE_2D;
@@ -2530,9 +2530,6 @@ choose_texture_target(struct gl_renderer *gr,
 		}
 	}
 
-	if (attributes->n_planes > 1)
-		return GL_TEXTURE_EXTERNAL_OES;
-
 	switch (attributes->format & ~DRM_FORMAT_BIG_ENDIAN) {
 	case DRM_FORMAT_YUYV:
 	case DRM_FORMAT_YVYU: