diff --git a/src/ImageSharp/Formats/Exr/ExrEncoderCore.cs b/src/ImageSharp/Formats/Exr/ExrEncoderCore.cs
index 56584132b8..04ca5e40c8 100644
--- a/src/ImageSharp/Formats/Exr/ExrEncoderCore.cs
+++ b/src/ImageSharp/Formats/Exr/ExrEncoderCore.cs
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ internal sealed class ExrEncoderCore
         this.encoder = encoder;
         this.memoryAllocator = memoryAllocator;
         this.Compression = encoder.Compression ?? ExrCompression.None;
+        this.pixelType = encoder.PixelType;
     }
 
     /// <summary>