diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/VK/vkutils/device.cpp b/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/VK/vkutils/device.cpp
index f1c8964d35..6fcc22a98d 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/VK/vkutils/device.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/VK/vkutils/device.cpp
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ namespace vk
 			}
 		}
 
-		if (get_chip_class() == chip_class::AMD_vega)
+		if (get_chip_class() == chip_class::AMD_vega && shader_types_support.allow_float16)
 		{
 			// Disable fp16 if driver uses LLVM emitter. It does fine with AMD proprietary drivers though.
 			shader_types_support.allow_float16 = (driver_properties.driverID == VK_DRIVER_ID_AMD_PROPRIETARY_KHR);