diff --git a/src/util/format/u_format_parse.py b/src/util/format/u_format_parse.py
index 2c3b1aa9148..395376d0e5e 100644
--- a/src/util/format/u_format_parse.py
+++ b/src/util/format/u_format_parse.py
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 
 
 from __future__ import division
-
+import copy
 
 VOID, UNSIGNED, SIGNED, FIXED, FLOAT = range(5)
 
@@ -118,11 +118,32 @@ class Format:
         self.block_width = block_width
         self.block_height = block_height
         self.block_depth = block_depth
+        self.colorspace = colorspace
+
         self.le_channels = le_channels
         self.le_swizzles = le_swizzles
-        self.be_channels = be_channels
-        self.be_swizzles = be_swizzles
-        self.colorspace = colorspace
+
+        le_shift = 0
+        for channel in self.le_channels:
+            channel.shift = le_shift
+            le_shift += channel.size
+
+        if be_channels:
+            self.be_channels = be_channels
+            self.be_swizzles = be_swizzles
+        else:
+            self.be_channels = copy.deepcopy(le_channels)
+            self.be_swizzles = le_swizzles
+
+        be_shift = 0
+        for channel in self.be_channels[3::-1]:
+            channel.shift = be_shift
+            be_shift += channel.size
+
+        assert le_shift == be_shift
+        for i in range(4):
+            assert (self.le_swizzles[i] != SWIZZLE_NONE) == (
+                self.be_swizzles[i] != SWIZZLE_NONE)
 
     def __str__(self):
         return self.name
@@ -360,9 +381,7 @@ def parse(filename):
             continue
 
         fields = [field.strip() for field in line.split(',')]
-        if len (fields) == 11:
-            fields += fields[5:10]
-        assert len (fields) == 16
+        assert(len(fields) == 11 or len(fields) == 16)
 
         name = fields[0]
         layout = fields[1]
@@ -372,22 +391,15 @@ def parse(filename):
         le_swizzles = [_swizzle_parse_map[swizzle] for swizzle in fields[9]]
         le_channels = _parse_channels(fields[5:9], layout, colorspace, le_swizzles)
 
-        be_swizzles = [_swizzle_parse_map[swizzle] for swizzle in fields[15]]
-        be_channels = _parse_channels(fields[11:15], layout, colorspace, be_swizzles)
+        be_swizzles = None
+        be_channels = None
+        if len(fields) == 16:
+            be_swizzles = [_swizzle_parse_map[swizzle]
 
-        le_shift = 0
-        for channel in le_channels:
-            channel.shift = le_shift
-            le_shift += channel.size
+                           for swizzle in fields[15]]
+            be_channels = _parse_channels(
 
-        be_shift = 0
-        for channel in be_channels[3::-1]:
-            channel.shift = be_shift
-            be_shift += channel.size
-
-        assert le_shift == be_shift
-        for i in range(4):
-            assert (le_swizzles[i] != SWIZZLE_NONE) == (be_swizzles[i] != SWIZZLE_NONE)
+                fields[11:15], layout, colorspace, be_swizzles)
 
         format = Format(name, layout, block_width, block_height, block_depth, le_channels, le_swizzles, be_channels, be_swizzles, colorspace)
         formats.append(format)