diff --git a/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_pipeline_cache.cpp b/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_pipeline_cache.cpp
index 5e8e02677..6d4da7127 100644
--- a/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_pipeline_cache.cpp
+++ b/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_pipeline_cache.cpp
@@ -390,7 +390,11 @@ void PipelineCache::UseFragmentShader(const Pica::Regs& regs) {
 
     if (new_shader) {
         const bool use_spirv = Settings::values.spirv_shader_gen.GetValue();
-        if (use_spirv && !config.state.shadow_rendering.Value()) {
+        const auto texture0_type = config.state.texture0_type.Value();
+        const bool is_shadow = texture0_type == Pica::TexturingRegs::TextureConfig::Shadow2D ||
+                               texture0_type == Pica::TexturingRegs::TextureConfig::ShadowCube ||
+                               config.state.shadow_rendering.Value();
+        if (use_spirv && !is_shadow) {
             const std::vector code = GenerateFragmentShaderSPV(config);
             shader.module = CompileSPV(code, instance.GetDevice());
             shader.MarkDone();