diff --git a/shell/platform/darwin/ios/ios_surface_metal_impeller.mm b/shell/platform/darwin/ios/ios_surface_metal_impeller.mm
index a74343ba1fe26..15df8b7d510cc 100644
--- a/shell/platform/darwin/ios/ios_surface_metal_impeller.mm
+++ b/shell/platform/darwin/ios/ios_surface_metal_impeller.mm
@@ -28,8 +28,7 @@
   if (!impeller_context_) {
     return;
   }
-  is_valid_ = impeller_context_->UpdateOffscreenLayerPixelFormat(
-      InferOffscreenLayerPixelFormat(impeller::FromMTLPixelFormat(layer_.get().pixelFormat)));
+  is_valid_ = true;
 }
 
 // |IOSSurface|
@@ -47,6 +46,8 @@
 
 // |IOSSurface|
 std::unique_ptr<Surface> IOSSurfaceMetalImpeller::CreateGPUSurface(GrDirectContext*) {
+  impeller_context_->UpdateOffscreenLayerPixelFormat(
+      InferOffscreenLayerPixelFormat(impeller::FromMTLPixelFormat(layer_.get().pixelFormat)));
   return std::make_unique<GPUSurfaceMetalImpeller>(this,              //
                                                    impeller_context_  //
   );