diff --git a/Common/Vulkan/VulkanContext.cpp b/Common/Vulkan/VulkanContext.cpp
index 7ef8c7ac88..91a413d83f 100644
--- a/Common/Vulkan/VulkanContext.cpp
+++ b/Common/Vulkan/VulkanContext.cpp
@@ -1129,7 +1129,7 @@ void VulkanContext::InitSurfaceRenderPass(bool include_depth, bool clear) {
 		attachments[1].samples = VK_SAMPLE_COUNT_1_BIT;
 		attachments[1].loadOp = clear ? VK_ATTACHMENT_LOAD_OP_CLEAR : VK_ATTACHMENT_LOAD_OP_LOAD;
 		attachments[1].storeOp = VK_ATTACHMENT_STORE_OP_STORE;
-		attachments[1].stencilLoadOp = VK_ATTACHMENT_LOAD_OP_LOAD;
+		attachments[1].stencilLoadOp = clear ? VK_ATTACHMENT_LOAD_OP_CLEAR : VK_ATTACHMENT_LOAD_OP_LOAD;
 		attachments[1].stencilStoreOp = VK_ATTACHMENT_STORE_OP_STORE;
 		attachments[1].initialLayout = VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_DEPTH_STENCIL_ATTACHMENT_OPTIMAL;
 		attachments[1].finalLayout = VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_DEPTH_STENCIL_ATTACHMENT_OPTIMAL;