diff --git a/src/imagination/vulkan/pvr_cmd_buffer.c b/src/imagination/vulkan/pvr_cmd_buffer.c
index c1690e783a9..2bdc2f740ff 100644
--- a/src/imagination/vulkan/pvr_cmd_buffer.c
+++ b/src/imagination/vulkan/pvr_cmd_buffer.c
@@ -1458,7 +1458,7 @@ static VkResult pvr_sub_cmd_gfx_job_init(const struct pvr_device_info *dev_info,
       typed_memcpy(job->pds_bgnd_reg_values,
                    spm_bgobj_state->pds_reg_values,
                    ARRAY_SIZE(spm_bgobj_state->pds_reg_values));
-   } else if (render_pass_info->enable_bg_tag) {
+   } else if (hw_render->load_op) {
       const struct pvr_load_op *load_op = hw_render->load_op;
       struct pvr_pds_upload load_op_program;