diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/VK/VKRenderTargets.h b/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/VK/VKRenderTargets.h
index 9ac9ac7f2b..0562961c39 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/VK/VKRenderTargets.h
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/VK/VKRenderTargets.h
@@ -155,12 +155,10 @@ namespace rsx
 			rtt->native_pitch = (u16)width * get_format_block_size_in_bytes(format);
 			rtt->surface_width = (u16)width;
 			rtt->surface_height = (u16)height;
+			rtt->old_contents = old_surface;
 			rtt->queue_tag(address);
 			rtt->dirty = true;
 
-			if (old_surface != nullptr && old_surface->info.format == requested_format)
-				rtt->old_contents = old_surface;
-
 			return rtt;
 		}
 
@@ -201,12 +199,10 @@ namespace rsx
 			ds->attachment_aspect_flag = range.aspectMask;
 			ds->surface_width = (u16)width;
 			ds->surface_height = (u16)height;
+			ds->old_contents = old_surface;
 			ds->queue_tag(address);
 			ds->dirty = true;
 
-			if (old_surface != nullptr && old_surface->info.format == requested_format)
-				ds->old_contents = old_surface;
-
 			return ds;
 		}