diff --git a/src/freedreno/vulkan/tu_cmd_buffer.c b/src/freedreno/vulkan/tu_cmd_buffer.c
index 5b960110db8..3c0b3257fd3 100644
--- a/src/freedreno/vulkan/tu_cmd_buffer.c
+++ b/src/freedreno/vulkan/tu_cmd_buffer.c
@@ -4723,8 +4723,8 @@ tu_barrier(struct tu_cmd_buffer *cmd,
        * vtx stages which are NOT ok for gmem rendering.
        * See dep_invalid_for_gmem().
        */
-      if ((info->srcStageMask & ~framebuffer_space_stages) ||
-          (info->dstStageMask & ~framebuffer_space_stages)) {
+      if ((info->srcStageMask & ~(framebuffer_space_stages | VK_PIPELINE_STAGE_TOP_OF_PIPE_BIT)) ||
+          (info->dstStageMask & ~(framebuffer_space_stages | VK_PIPELINE_STAGE_BOTTOM_OF_PIPE_BIT))) {
          cmd->state.disable_gmem = true;
       }
    }
diff --git a/src/freedreno/vulkan/tu_pass.c b/src/freedreno/vulkan/tu_pass.c
index 3b892bee21f..e7bc2c7da0f 100644
--- a/src/freedreno/vulkan/tu_pass.c
+++ b/src/freedreno/vulkan/tu_pass.c
@@ -74,8 +74,8 @@ dep_invalid_for_gmem(const VkSubpassDependency2 *dep)
       VK_PIPELINE_STAGE_COLOR_ATTACHMENT_OUTPUT_BIT;
 
    return
-      (dep->srcStageMask & ~framebuffer_space_stages) ||
-      (dep->dstStageMask & ~framebuffer_space_stages) ||
+      (dep->srcStageMask & ~(framebuffer_space_stages | VK_PIPELINE_STAGE_TOP_OF_PIPE_BIT)) ||
+      (dep->dstStageMask & ~(framebuffer_space_stages | VK_PIPELINE_STAGE_BOTTOM_OF_PIPE_BIT)) ||
       !(dep->dependencyFlags & VK_DEPENDENCY_BY_REGION_BIT);
 }