diff --git a/core/rend/vulkan/oit/oit_renderpass.h b/core/rend/vulkan/oit/oit_renderpass.h
index c5dba11b3..0208be5f1 100644
--- a/core/rend/vulkan/oit/oit_renderpass.h
+++ b/core/rend/vulkan/oit/oit_renderpass.h
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ protected:
 	virtual vk::AttachmentDescription GetAttachment0Description(bool initial, bool last, bool loadClear) const
 	{
 		return vk::AttachmentDescription(vk::AttachmentDescriptionFlags(), vk::Format::eR8G8B8A8Unorm, vk::SampleCountFlagBits::e1,
-				vk::AttachmentLoadOp::eClear, vk::AttachmentStoreOp::eStore,
+				initial && loadClear ? vk::AttachmentLoadOp::eClear : vk::AttachmentLoadOp::eLoad, vk::AttachmentStoreOp::eStore,
 				vk::AttachmentLoadOp::eDontCare, vk::AttachmentStoreOp::eDontCare,
 				config::EmulateFramebuffer && initial ? vk::ImageLayout::eTransferSrcOptimal : vk::ImageLayout::eShaderReadOnlyOptimal,
 				config::EmulateFramebuffer && last ? vk::ImageLayout::eTransferSrcOptimal : vk::ImageLayout::eShaderReadOnlyOptimal);