diff --git a/hw/rtl/tex_unit/VX_tex_format.v b/hw/rtl/tex_unit/VX_tex_format.v
index e3e7351d..951811f4 100644
--- a/hw/rtl/tex_unit/VX_tex_format.v
+++ b/hw/rtl/tex_unit/VX_tex_format.v
@@ -14,41 +14,41 @@ module VX_tex_format #(
     always @(*) begin        
         case (format)
         `TEX_FORMAT_R5G6B5: begin
-            texel_out_r[07:00] = `TEX_COLOR_BITS'({texel_in[15:11],texel_in[15:13]});  
-            texel_out_r[15:08] = `TEX_COLOR_BITS'({texel_in[10:5],texel_in[10:9]});
-            texel_out_r[23:16] = `TEX_COLOR_BITS'({texel_in[4:0],texel_in[4:2]});
-            texel_out_r[31:24] = {`TEX_COLOR_BITS{1'b1}};
+            texel_out_r[07:00] = {texel_in[15:11], texel_in[15:13]};  
+            texel_out_r[15:08] = {texel_in[10:5], texel_in[10:9]};
+            texel_out_r[23:16] = {texel_in[4:0], texel_in[4:2]};
+            texel_out_r[31:24] = 8'hff;
         end
         `TEX_FORMAT_R4G4B4A4: begin
-            texel_out_r[07:00] = `TEX_COLOR_BITS'({texel_in[11:8],texel_in[15:12]});
-            texel_out_r[15:08] = `TEX_COLOR_BITS'({2{texel_in[7:4]}});
-            texel_out_r[23:16] = `TEX_COLOR_BITS'({2{texel_in[3:0]}});
-            texel_out_r[31:24] = `TEX_COLOR_BITS'({2{texel_in[15:12]}});
+            texel_out_r[07:00] = {texel_in[11:8], texel_in[15:12]};
+            texel_out_r[15:08] = {2{texel_in[7:4]}};
+            texel_out_r[23:16] = {2{texel_in[3:0]}};
+            texel_out_r[31:24] = {2{texel_in[15:12]}};
         end
         `TEX_FORMAT_L8A8: begin
-            texel_out_r[07:00] = `TEX_COLOR_BITS'(texel_in[7:0]);
-            texel_out_r[15:08] = `TEX_COLOR_BITS'(texel_in[7:0]);
-            texel_out_r[23:16] = `TEX_COLOR_BITS'(texel_in[7:0]);
-            texel_out_r[31:24] = `TEX_COLOR_BITS'(texel_in[15:8]);
+            texel_out_r[07:00] = texel_in[7:0];
+            texel_out_r[15:08] = texel_in[7:0];
+            texel_out_r[23:16] = texel_in[7:0];
+            texel_out_r[31:24] = texel_in[15:8];
         end
         `TEX_FORMAT_A8: begin
-            texel_out_r[07:00] = `TEX_COLOR_BITS'(0);
-            texel_out_r[15:08] = `TEX_COLOR_BITS'(0);
-            texel_out_r[23:16] = `TEX_COLOR_BITS'(0);
-            texel_out_r[31:24] = `TEX_COLOR_BITS'(texel_in[7:0]);
+            texel_out_r[07:00] = 0;
+            texel_out_r[15:08] = 0;
+            texel_out_r[23:16] = 0;
+            texel_out_r[31:24] = texel_in[7:0];
         end
         `TEX_FORMAT_L8: begin
-            texel_out_r[07:00] = `TEX_COLOR_BITS'(texel_in[7:0]);
-            texel_out_r[15:08] = `TEX_COLOR_BITS'(texel_in[7:0]);
-            texel_out_r[23:16] = `TEX_COLOR_BITS'(texel_in[7:0]);
-            texel_out_r[31:24] = {`TEX_COLOR_BITS{1'b1}};
+            texel_out_r[07:00] = texel_in[7:0];
+            texel_out_r[15:08] = texel_in[7:0];
+            texel_out_r[23:16] = texel_in[7:0];
+            texel_out_r[31:24] = 8'hff;
         end
         // `TEX_FORMAT_R8G8B8A8
         default: begin 
-            texel_out_r[07:00] = `TEX_COLOR_BITS'(texel_in[7:0]);
-            texel_out_r[15:08] = `TEX_COLOR_BITS'(texel_in[15:8]);
-            texel_out_r[23:16] = `TEX_COLOR_BITS'(texel_in[23:16]);
-            texel_out_r[31:24] = `TEX_COLOR_BITS'(texel_in[31:24]);
+            texel_out_r[07:00] = texel_in[7:0];
+            texel_out_r[15:08] = texel_in[15:8];
+            texel_out_r[23:16] = texel_in[23:16];
+            texel_out_r[31:24] = texel_in[31:24];
         end
         endcase
     end