diff --git a/src/gui/painting/qbackingstoredefaultcompositor.cpp b/src/gui/painting/qbackingstoredefaultcompositor.cpp
index db8e5ddce85..998e6f7a8f1 100644
--- a/src/gui/painting/qbackingstoredefaultcompositor.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/painting/qbackingstoredefaultcompositor.cpp
@@ -427,7 +427,7 @@ void QBackingStoreDefaultCompositor::ensureResources(QRhiSwapChain *swapchain, Q
     }
 
     if (!m_sampler) {
-        m_sampler = m_rhi->newSampler(QRhiSampler::Linear, QRhiSampler::Linear, QRhiSampler::None,
+        m_sampler = m_rhi->newSampler(QRhiSampler::Nearest, QRhiSampler::Nearest, QRhiSampler::None,
                                       QRhiSampler::ClampToEdge, QRhiSampler::ClampToEdge);
         if (!m_sampler->create())
             qWarning("QBackingStoreDefaultCompositor: Failed to create sampler");