diff --git a/filament/backend/src/webgpu/WebGPUDriver.cpp b/filament/backend/src/webgpu/WebGPUDriver.cpp
index 796ece2f9f..3724c4a347 100644
--- a/filament/backend/src/webgpu/WebGPUDriver.cpp
+++ b/filament/backend/src/webgpu/WebGPUDriver.cpp
@@ -339,7 +339,7 @@ Handle<HwTimerQuery> WebGPUDriver::createTimerQueryS() noexcept {
 }
 
 Handle<HwIndexBuffer> WebGPUDriver::createIndexBufferS() noexcept {
-    return allocHandle<HwIndexBuffer>();
+    return allocHandle<WebGPUIndexBuffer>();
 }
 
 Handle<HwTexture> WebGPUDriver::createTextureViewS() noexcept {