diff --git a/src/xrt/compositor/common/comp_vk.c b/src/xrt/compositor/common/comp_vk.c
index 38d9d215682fd1e754969e175600a2709bc54e06..f27f8dd88e8d8ed413756c3196b07eccb94544e5 100644
--- a/src/xrt/compositor/common/comp_vk.c
+++ b/src/xrt/compositor/common/comp_vk.c
@@ -357,8 +357,8 @@ vk_create_sampler(struct vk_bundle *vk, VkSampler *out_sampler)
 	    .sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_SAMPLER_CREATE_INFO,
 	    .pNext = NULL,
 	    .flags = 0,
-	    .magFilter = VK_FILTER_NEAREST,
-	    .minFilter = VK_FILTER_NEAREST,
+	    .magFilter = VK_FILTER_LINEAR,
+	    .minFilter = VK_FILTER_LINEAR,
 	    .mipmapMode = VK_SAMPLER_MIPMAP_MODE_LINEAR,
 	    .addressModeU = VK_SAMPLER_ADDRESS_MODE_CLAMP_TO_EDGE,
 	    .addressModeV = VK_SAMPLER_ADDRESS_MODE_CLAMP_TO_EDGE,