diff --git a/src/draw/vg_lite/lv_draw_vg_lite_layer.c b/src/draw/vg_lite/lv_draw_vg_lite_layer.c
index fcb908e07..95cec26ff 100644
--- a/src/draw/vg_lite/lv_draw_vg_lite_layer.c
+++ b/src/draw/vg_lite/lv_draw_vg_lite_layer.c
@@ -53,9 +53,11 @@ void lv_draw_vg_lite_layer(lv_draw_unit_t * draw_unit, const lv_draw_image_dsc_t
     img_dsc.header.w = lv_area_get_width(&layer->buf_area);
     img_dsc.header.h = lv_area_get_height(&layer->buf_area);
     img_dsc.header.cf = layer->color_format;
-    img_dsc.header.always_zero = 0;
     img_dsc.data = layer->buf;
 
+    /* The GPU output is premultiplied RGB */
+    img_dsc.header.flags = LV_IMAGE_FLAGS_PREMULTIPLIED;
+
     lv_draw_image_dsc_t new_draw_dsc = *draw_dsc;
     new_draw_dsc.src = &img_dsc;