diff --git a/src/nodes/pmrem/PMREMNode.js b/src/nodes/pmrem/PMREMNode.js
index 223e6743cf8678..9d88eb8c593723 100644
--- a/src/nodes/pmrem/PMREMNode.js
+++ b/src/nodes/pmrem/PMREMNode.js
@@ -85,7 +85,12 @@ class PMREMNode extends TempNode {
 		this.levelNode = levelNode;
 
 		this._generator = null;
-		this._texture = texture( new Texture() );
+
+		const defaultTexture = new Texture();
+		defaultTexture.isRenderTargetTexture = true;
+
+		this._texture = texture( defaultTexture );
+
 		this._width = uniform( 0 );
 		this._height = uniform( 0 );
 		this._maxMip = uniform( 0 );