diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/freedreno/a6xx/fd6_emit.c b/src/gallium/drivers/freedreno/a6xx/fd6_emit.c
index dd52edcc35a..3187fb1e1c8 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/freedreno/a6xx/fd6_emit.c
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/freedreno/a6xx/fd6_emit.c
@@ -588,7 +588,10 @@ compute_ztest_mode(struct fd6_emit *emit, bool lrz_valid)
 	struct fd6_zsa_stateobj *zsa = fd6_zsa_stateobj(ctx->zsa);
 	const struct ir3_shader_variant *fs = emit->fs;
 
-	if (fs->no_earlyz || fs->writes_pos) {
+	if (fs->shader->nir->info.fs.early_fragment_tests)
+		return A6XX_EARLY_Z;
+
+	if (fs->no_earlyz || fs->writes_pos || !zsa->base.depth.enabled) {
 		return A6XX_LATE_Z;
 	} else if ((fs->has_kill || zsa->alpha_test) &&
 			(zsa->base.depth.writemask || !pfb->zsbuf)) {