diff --git a/pcsx2/GS/Renderers/HW/GSRendererHW.cpp b/pcsx2/GS/Renderers/HW/GSRendererHW.cpp
index be14a9a136..f91284ed56 100644
--- a/pcsx2/GS/Renderers/HW/GSRendererHW.cpp
+++ b/pcsx2/GS/Renderers/HW/GSRendererHW.cpp
@@ -2579,7 +2579,8 @@ void GSRendererHW::EmulateBlending(bool& DATE_PRIMID, bool& DATE_BARRIER, bool&
 	const bool blend_non_recursive = !!(blend_flag & BLEND_NO_REC);
 
 	// BLEND MIX selection, use a mix of hw/sw blending
-	const bool blend_mix1 = !!(blend_flag & BLEND_MIX1);
+	const bool blend_mix1 = !!(blend_flag & BLEND_MIX1) &&
+							(features.dual_source_blend || !(m_conf.ps.blend_b == m_conf.ps.blend_d && (alpha_c0_high_min_one || alpha_c2_high_one)));
 	const bool blend_mix2 = !!(blend_flag & BLEND_MIX2);
 	const bool blend_mix3 = !!(blend_flag & BLEND_MIX3);
 	bool blend_mix = (blend_mix1 || blend_mix2 || blend_mix3) && m_env.COLCLAMP.CLAMP;
@@ -2848,6 +2849,8 @@ void GSRendererHW::EmulateBlending(bool& DATE_PRIMID, bool& DATE_BARRIER, bool&
 		{
 			// Keep HW blending to do the addition/subtraction
 			m_conf.blend = {true, GSDevice::CONST_ONE, GSDevice::CONST_ONE, blend.op, false, 0};
+			blending_alpha_pass = false;
+
 			// Remove Cd from sw blend, it's handled in hw
 			if (m_conf.ps.blend_a == 1)
 				m_conf.ps.blend_a = 2;