diff --git a/.pick_status.json b/.pick_status.json
index 15d1ec0fee3..ea2bb42d35d 100644
--- a/.pick_status.json
+++ b/.pick_status.json
@@ -4454,7 +4454,7 @@
         "description": "panvk/jm: Preload the FB even if we have no draws queued",
         "nominated": true,
         "nomination_type": 2,
-        "resolution": 0,
+        "resolution": 1,
         "main_sha": null,
         "because_sha": "0bc3502ca36b7b5f244e5de34813f46ce2ff4a1b",
         "notes": null
diff --git a/src/panfrost/ci/panfrost-g52-fails.txt b/src/panfrost/ci/panfrost-g52-fails.txt
index 02bf690c884..8f958ef6ca5 100644
--- a/src/panfrost/ci/panfrost-g52-fails.txt
+++ b/src/panfrost/ci/panfrost-g52-fails.txt
@@ -458,7 +458,6 @@ dEQP-VK.dynamic_rendering.primary_cmd_buff.basic.contents_2_secondary_cmdbuffers
 dEQP-VK.dynamic_rendering.primary_cmd_buff.basic.contents_primary_secondary_cmdbuffers_resuming,Fail
 dEQP-VK.dynamic_rendering.primary_cmd_buff.basic.contents_secondary_2_primary_cmdbuffers_resuming,Fail
 dEQP-VK.dynamic_rendering.primary_cmd_buff.basic.contents_secondary_primary_cmdbuffers_resuming,Fail
-dEQP-VK.dynamic_rendering.primary_cmd_buff.basic.partial_binding_depth_stencil,Fail
 dEQP-VK.dynamic_rendering.primary_cmd_buff.basic.single_cmdbuffer_resuming,Fail
 
 dEQP-VK.draw.dynamic_rendering.complete_secondary_cmd_buff.indexed_draw.draw_indexed_triangle_list_offset_minus_one_with_alloc_offset,Fail
diff --git a/src/panfrost/vulkan/jm/panvk_vX_cmd_buffer.c b/src/panfrost/vulkan/jm/panvk_vX_cmd_buffer.c
index c69c0fcd136..6e5952b05a0 100644
--- a/src/panfrost/vulkan/jm/panvk_vX_cmd_buffer.c
+++ b/src/panfrost/vulkan/jm/panvk_vX_cmd_buffer.c
@@ -149,11 +149,9 @@ panvk_per_arch(cmd_close_batch)(struct panvk_cmd_buffer *cmdbuf)
       fbinfo->first_provoking_vertex =
          cmdbuf->state.gfx.render.first_provoking_vertex != U_TRISTATE_NO;
 
-      if (batch->vtc_jc.first_tiler) {
-         VkResult result = panvk_per_arch(cmd_fb_preload)(cmdbuf, fbinfo);
-         if (result != VK_SUCCESS)
-            return;
-      }
+      VkResult result = panvk_per_arch(cmd_fb_preload)(cmdbuf, fbinfo);
+      if (result != VK_SUCCESS)
+         return;
 
       uint32_t view_mask = cmdbuf->state.gfx.render.view_mask;
       assert(view_mask == 0 || util_bitcount(view_mask) <= batch->fb.layer_count);
diff --git a/src/panfrost/vulkan/panvk_vX_cmd_fb_preload.c b/src/panfrost/vulkan/panvk_vX_cmd_fb_preload.c
index a0d865a2b51..af7388cfcae 100644
--- a/src/panfrost/vulkan/panvk_vX_cmd_fb_preload.c
+++ b/src/panfrost/vulkan/panvk_vX_cmd_fb_preload.c
@@ -441,6 +441,13 @@ cmd_emit_dcd(struct panvk_cmd_buffer *cmdbuf, struct pan_fb_info *fbinfo,
 
    struct mali_draw_packed dcd_base;
 
+   /* If we got a preload without any draw, we end up with a NULL TLS
+    * descriptor. Allocate a dummy one (no TLS, no WLS) to get things working. */
+   if (!batch->tls.cpu) {
+      panvk_per_arch(cmd_alloc_tls_desc)(cmdbuf, true);
+      GENX(pan_emit_tls)(&batch->tlsinfo, batch->tls.cpu);
+   }
+
    pan_pack(&dcd_base, DRAW, cfg) {
       cfg.thread_storage = batch->tls.gpu;
       cfg.state = rsd.gpu;