diff --git a/Samples/Desktop/D3D12Raytracing/src/D3D12RaytracingSimpleLighting/D3D12RaytracingSimpleLighting.cpp b/Samples/Desktop/D3D12Raytracing/src/D3D12RaytracingSimpleLighting/D3D12RaytracingSimpleLighting.cpp
index 08dcc201c..ca2506c5a 100644
--- a/Samples/Desktop/D3D12Raytracing/src/D3D12RaytracingSimpleLighting/D3D12RaytracingSimpleLighting.cpp
+++ b/Samples/Desktop/D3D12Raytracing/src/D3D12RaytracingSimpleLighting/D3D12RaytracingSimpleLighting.cpp
@@ -492,7 +492,7 @@ void D3D12RaytracingSimpleLighting::BuildAccelerationStructures()
     ThrowIfFalse(bottomLevelPrebuildInfo.ResultDataMaxSizeInBytes > 0);
 
     ComPtr<ID3D12Resource> scratchResource;
-    AllocateUAVBuffer(device, max(topLevelPrebuildInfo.ScratchDataSizeInBytes, bottomLevelPrebuildInfo.ScratchDataSizeInBytes), &scratchResource, D3D12_RESOURCE_STATE_UNORDERED_ACCESS, L"ScratchResource");
+    AllocateUAVBuffer(device, max(topLevelPrebuildInfo.ScratchDataSizeInBytes, bottomLevelPrebuildInfo.ScratchDataSizeInBytes), &scratchResource, D3D12_RESOURCE_STATE_COMMON, L"ScratchResource");
 
     // Allocate resources for acceleration structures.
     // Acceleration structures can only be placed in resources that are created in the default heap (or custom heap equivalent).