diff --git a/examples/jsm/renderers/webgl/utils/WebGLTextureUtils.js b/examples/jsm/renderers/webgl/utils/WebGLTextureUtils.js
index ee8d7d2f298fd2..55a970df2e8d29 100644
--- a/examples/jsm/renderers/webgl/utils/WebGLTextureUtils.js
+++ b/examples/jsm/renderers/webgl/utils/WebGLTextureUtils.js
@@ -398,7 +398,7 @@ class WebGLTextureUtils {
 		const { gl, backend } = this;
 		const { textureGPU, glTextureType } = backend.get( texture );
 
-		gl.bindTexture( glTextureType, textureGPU );
+		backend.state.bindTexture( glTextureType, textureGPU );
 		gl.generateMipmap( glTextureType );
 
 	}