diff --git a/src/freedreno/vulkan/tu_pass.cc b/src/freedreno/vulkan/tu_pass.cc
index 3a4193f0bf6..ad2b011a166 100644
--- a/src/freedreno/vulkan/tu_pass.cc
+++ b/src/freedreno/vulkan/tu_pass.cc
@@ -1145,7 +1145,8 @@ tu_CreateRenderPass2(VkDevice _device,
    const VkRenderPassFragmentDensityMapCreateInfoEXT *fdm_info =
       vk_find_struct_const(pCreateInfo->pNext,
                            RENDER_PASS_FRAGMENT_DENSITY_MAP_CREATE_INFO_EXT);
-   if (fdm_info && !tu_render_pass_disable_fdm(device, pass)) {
+   if (fdm_info && fdm_info->fragmentDensityMapAttachment.attachment != VK_ATTACHMENT_UNUSED &&
+       !tu_render_pass_disable_fdm(device, pass)) {
       pass->fragment_density_map.attachment =
          fdm_info->fragmentDensityMapAttachment.attachment;
       pass->has_fdm = true;