diff --git a/pcsx2/GS/Renderers/Vulkan/GSDeviceVK.cpp b/pcsx2/GS/Renderers/Vulkan/GSDeviceVK.cpp
index 9229274636..b131b9e858 100644
--- a/pcsx2/GS/Renderers/Vulkan/GSDeviceVK.cpp
+++ b/pcsx2/GS/Renderers/Vulkan/GSDeviceVK.cpp
@@ -1482,7 +1482,7 @@ bool GSDeviceVK::CompileConvertPipelines()
 			m_date_image_setup_render_passes[ds][clear] =
 				g_vulkan_context->GetRenderPass(LookupNativeFormat(GSTexture::Format::PrimID),
 					ds ? LookupNativeFormat(GSTexture::Format::DepthStencil) : VK_FORMAT_UNDEFINED,
-					VK_ATTACHMENT_LOAD_OP_CLEAR, VK_ATTACHMENT_STORE_OP_STORE,
+					VK_ATTACHMENT_LOAD_OP_DONT_CARE, VK_ATTACHMENT_STORE_OP_STORE,
 					ds ? (clear ? VK_ATTACHMENT_LOAD_OP_CLEAR : VK_ATTACHMENT_LOAD_OP_LOAD) : VK_ATTACHMENT_LOAD_OP_DONT_CARE,
 					ds ? VK_ATTACHMENT_STORE_OP_STORE : VK_ATTACHMENT_STORE_OP_DONT_CARE);
 		}
@@ -1501,7 +1501,7 @@ bool GSDeviceVK::CompileConvertPipelines()
 		gpb.SetNoDepthTestState();
 		gpb.SetNoStencilState();
 		gpb.ClearBlendAttachments();
-		gpb.SetBlendAttachment(0, true, VK_BLEND_FACTOR_ONE, VK_BLEND_FACTOR_ZERO, VK_BLEND_OP_MIN,
+		gpb.SetBlendAttachment(0, false, VK_BLEND_FACTOR_ONE, VK_BLEND_FACTOR_ZERO, VK_BLEND_OP_ADD,
 			VK_BLEND_FACTOR_ZERO, VK_BLEND_FACTOR_ZERO, VK_BLEND_OP_ADD, VK_COLOR_COMPONENT_R_BIT);
 
 		for (u32 ds = 0; ds < 2; ds++)
@@ -2798,17 +2798,16 @@ GSTextureVK* GSDeviceVK::SetupPrimitiveTrackingDATE(GSHWDrawConfig& config)
 	const VkAttachmentLoadOp ds_load_op = GetLoadOpForTexture(static_cast<GSTextureVK*>(config.ds));
 	const u32 ds = (config.ds ? 1 : 0);
 
-	VkClearValue cv[2] = {};
-	cv[0].color.float32[0] = static_cast<float>(std::numeric_limits<int>::max());
 	if (ds_load_op == VK_ATTACHMENT_LOAD_OP_CLEAR)
 	{
+		VkClearValue cv[2] = {};
 		cv[1].depthStencil.depth = static_cast<GSTextureVK*>(config.ds)->GetClearDepth();
 		cv[1].depthStencil.stencil = 1;
 		BeginClearRenderPass(m_date_image_setup_render_passes[ds][1], GSVector4i(0, 0, rtsize.x, rtsize.y), cv, 2);
 	}
 	else
 	{
-		BeginClearRenderPass(m_date_image_setup_render_passes[ds][0], config.drawarea, cv, 1);
+		BeginRenderPass(m_date_image_setup_render_passes[ds][0], config.drawarea);
 	}
 
 	// draw the quad to prefill the image