diff --git a/src/imagination/vulkan/pvr_cmd_buffer.c b/src/imagination/vulkan/pvr_cmd_buffer.c
index 317e59cd565..a5f27c241e4 100644
--- a/src/imagination/vulkan/pvr_cmd_buffer.c
+++ b/src/imagination/vulkan/pvr_cmd_buffer.c
@@ -7553,7 +7553,7 @@ pvr_stencil_has_self_dependency(const struct pvr_cmd_buffer_state *const state)
 }
 
 static bool pvr_is_stencil_store_load_needed(
-   const struct pvr_cmd_buffer_state *const state,
+   const struct pvr_cmd_buffer *const cmd_buffer,
    VkPipelineStageFlags2 vk_src_stage_mask,
    VkPipelineStageFlags2 vk_dst_stage_mask,
    uint32_t memory_barrier_count,
@@ -7561,6 +7561,7 @@ static bool pvr_is_stencil_store_load_needed(
    uint32_t image_barrier_count,
    const VkImageMemoryBarrier2 *const image_barriers)
 {
+   const struct pvr_cmd_buffer_state *const state = &cmd_buffer->state;
    const uint32_t fragment_test_stages =
       VK_PIPELINE_STAGE_EARLY_FRAGMENT_TESTS_BIT |
       VK_PIPELINE_STAGE_LATE_FRAGMENT_TESTS_BIT;
@@ -7580,7 +7581,12 @@ static bool pvr_is_stencil_store_load_needed(
    if (hw_render->ds_attach_idx == VK_ATTACHMENT_UNUSED)
       return false;
 
-   attachment = attachments[hw_render->ds_attach_idx];
+   if (cmd_buffer->vk.level == VK_COMMAND_BUFFER_LEVEL_PRIMARY) {
+      attachment = attachments[hw_render->ds_attach_idx];
+   } else {
+      assert(!attachments);
+      attachment = NULL;
+   }
 
    if (!(vk_src_stage_mask & fragment_test_stages) &&
        vk_dst_stage_mask & VK_PIPELINE_STAGE_FRAGMENT_SHADER_BIT)
@@ -7797,7 +7803,7 @@ void pvr_CmdPipelineBarrier2(VkCommandBuffer commandBuffer,
    }
 
    is_stencil_store_load_needed =
-      pvr_is_stencil_store_load_needed(state,
+      pvr_is_stencil_store_load_needed(cmd_buffer,
                                        vk_src_stage_mask,
                                        vk_dst_stage_mask,
                                        pDependencyInfo->memoryBarrierCount,