diff --git a/src/amd/vulkan/radv_cmd_buffer.c b/src/amd/vulkan/radv_cmd_buffer.c
index 06718f95cc8..d5a86fee919 100644
--- a/src/amd/vulkan/radv_cmd_buffer.c
+++ b/src/amd/vulkan/radv_cmd_buffer.c
@@ -10414,9 +10414,9 @@ radv_CmdBeginRendering(VkCommandBuffer commandBuffer, const VkRenderingInfo *pRe
 
             /* Copy the VRS rates to the HTILE buffer. */
             radv_copy_vrs_htile(cmd_buffer, vrs_att.iview, &render_area, ds_image, htile_va, true);
-         } else {
-            /* When a subpass uses a VRS attachment without binding a depth/stencil attachment, or when
-             * HTILE isn't enabled, we use a fallback that copies the VRS rates to our internal HTILE buffer.
+         } else if (!ds_att.iview) {
+            /* When a subpass uses a VRS attachment without binding a depth/stencil attachment, we
+             * use a fallback that copies the VRS rates to our internal HTILE buffer.
              */
             struct radv_image *ds_image = radv_cmd_buffer_get_vrs_image(cmd_buffer);