diff --git a/hw/xbox/nv2a/pgraph/vk/draw.c b/hw/xbox/nv2a/pgraph/vk/draw.c
index 78d1a05559..48f56c1fd0 100644
--- a/hw/xbox/nv2a/pgraph/vk/draw.c
+++ b/hw/xbox/nv2a/pgraph/vk/draw.c
@@ -1442,7 +1442,7 @@ static void begin_draw(PGRAPHState *pg)
     assert(r->in_command_buffer);
 
     // Visibility testing
-    if (pg->zpass_pixel_count_enable) {
+    if (!pg->clearing && pg->zpass_pixel_count_enable) {
         if (r->new_query_needed && r->query_in_flight) {
             end_render_pass(r);
             end_query(r);