diff --git a/Source/Core/VideoCommon/UberShaderPixel.cpp b/Source/Core/VideoCommon/UberShaderPixel.cpp
index be6571ff7f..3370f878ad 100644
--- a/Source/Core/VideoCommon/UberShaderPixel.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/VideoCommon/UberShaderPixel.cpp
@@ -1005,7 +1005,8 @@ ShaderCode GenPixelShader(APIType api_type, const ShaderHostConfig& host_config,
 
   out.Write("  // Alpha Test\n");
 
-  if (early_depth && DriverDetails::HasBug(DriverDetails::BUG_BROKEN_DISCARD_WITH_EARLY_Z))
+  if (early_depth && DriverDetails::HasBug(DriverDetails::BUG_BROKEN_DISCARD_WITH_EARLY_Z) &&
+      host_config.backend_shader_framebuffer_fetch)
   {
     // Instead of using discard, fetch the framebuffer's color value and use it as the output
     // for this fragment.