diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/GL/GLDraw.cpp b/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/GL/GLDraw.cpp
index 9dc5adbb16..60bfc1c1e9 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/GL/GLDraw.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/GL/GLDraw.cpp
@@ -622,9 +622,17 @@ void GLGSRender::begin()
 	rsx::thread::begin();
 
 	if (skip_current_frame || cond_render_ctrl.disable_rendering())
+	{
 		return;
+	}
 
 	init_buffers(rsx::framebuffer_creation_context::context_draw);
+
+	if (m_graphics_state & rsx::pipeline_state::invalidate_pipeline_bits)
+	{
+		// Shaders need to be reloaded.
+		m_program = nullptr;
+	}
 }
 
 void GLGSRender::end()
diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/VK/VKDraw.cpp b/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/VK/VKDraw.cpp
index c8193dc213..11b5ed653d 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/VK/VKDraw.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/VK/VKDraw.cpp
@@ -896,10 +896,21 @@ void VKGSRender::begin()
 
 	rsx::thread::begin();
 
-	if (skip_current_frame || swapchain_unavailable || cond_render_ctrl.disable_rendering())
+	if (skip_current_frame ||
+		swapchain_unavailable ||
+		cond_render_ctrl.disable_rendering())
+	{
 		return;
+	}
 
 	init_buffers(rsx::framebuffer_creation_context::context_draw);
+
+	if (m_graphics_state & rsx::pipeline_state::invalidate_pipeline_bits)
+	{
+		// Shaders need to be reloaded.
+		m_prev_program = m_program;
+		m_program = nullptr;
+	}
 }
 
 void VKGSRender::end()
diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/VK/VKGSRender.cpp b/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/VK/VKGSRender.cpp
index f6db56b45e..7b493ac0cc 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/VK/VKGSRender.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/VK/VKGSRender.cpp
@@ -1731,7 +1731,6 @@ bool VKGSRender::load_program()
 
 	auto &vertex_program = current_vertex_program;
 	auto &fragment_program = current_fragment_program;
-	auto old_program = m_program;
 
 	vk::pipeline_props properties{};
 
@@ -1929,7 +1928,7 @@ bool VKGSRender::load_program()
 
 	if (!m_program && (shadermode == shader_mode::async_with_interpreter || shadermode == shader_mode::interpreter_only))
 	{
-		if (!m_shader_interpreter.is_interpreter(old_program))
+		if (!m_shader_interpreter.is_interpreter(m_prev_program))
 		{
 			m_interpreter_state = rsx::invalidate_pipeline_bits;
 		}
diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/VK/VKGSRender.h b/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/VK/VKGSRender.h
index 8a3fc3e893..383d9f7d79 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/VK/VKGSRender.h
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/VK/VKGSRender.h
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ private:
 	const VKFragmentProgram *m_fragment_prog = nullptr;
 	const VKVertexProgram *m_vertex_prog = nullptr;
 	vk::glsl::program *m_program = nullptr;
+	vk::glsl::program *m_prev_program = nullptr;
 	vk::pipeline_props m_pipeline_properties;
 
 	vk::texture_cache m_texture_cache;