diff --git a/vulkan/libvulkan/swapchain.cpp b/vulkan/libvulkan/swapchain.cpp
index 5f4c6b1..cc0df08 100644
--- a/vulkan/libvulkan/swapchain.cpp
+++ b/vulkan/libvulkan/swapchain.cpp
@@ -1280,6 +1280,7 @@
     VkImageCreateInfo image_create = {
         .sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_IMAGE_CREATE_INFO,
         .pNext = &image_native_buffer,
+        .flags = createProtectedSwapchain ? VK_IMAGE_CREATE_PROTECTED_BIT : 0u,
         .imageType = VK_IMAGE_TYPE_2D,
         .format = create_info->imageFormat,
         .extent = {0, 0, 1},
@@ -1288,7 +1289,6 @@
         .samples = VK_SAMPLE_COUNT_1_BIT,
         .tiling = VK_IMAGE_TILING_OPTIMAL,
         .usage = create_info->imageUsage,
-        .flags = createProtectedSwapchain ? VK_IMAGE_CREATE_PROTECTED_BIT : 0u,
         .sharingMode = create_info->imageSharingMode,
         .queueFamilyIndexCount = create_info->queueFamilyIndexCount,
         .pQueueFamilyIndices = create_info->pQueueFamilyIndices,