diff --git a/src/panfrost/vulkan/panvk_vX_blend.c b/src/panfrost/vulkan/panvk_vX_blend.c
index be89f1ac8d2..37b6ae121ca 100644
--- a/src/panfrost/vulkan/panvk_vX_blend.c
+++ b/src/panfrost/vulkan/panvk_vX_blend.c
@@ -240,6 +240,10 @@ blend_needs_shader(const struct pan_blend_state *state, unsigned rt_idx,
    if (!GENX(pan_blendable_format_from_pipe_format)(rt->format)->internal)
       return true;
 
+   bool supports_2src = pan_blend_supports_2src(PAN_ARCH);
+   if (!pan_blend_can_fixed_function(rt->equation, supports_2src))
+      return true;
+
    unsigned constant_mask = pan_blend_constant_mask(rt->equation);
 
    /* v6 doesn't support blend constants in FF blend equations. */
@@ -263,10 +267,6 @@ blend_needs_shader(const struct pan_blend_state *state, unsigned rt_idx,
          return true;
    }
 
-   bool supports_2src = pan_blend_supports_2src(PAN_ARCH);
-   if (!pan_blend_can_fixed_function(rt->equation, supports_2src))
-      return true;
-
    /* Update the fixed function blend constant, if we use it. */
    if (blend_const != ~0)
       *ff_blend_constant = blend_const;