diff --git a/MobileGL/MG_Backend/DirectVulkan/Renderer/PipelineFactory.cpp b/MobileGL/MG_Backend/DirectVulkan/Renderer/PipelineFactory.cpp
index 5d27f1a3..f8135d24 100644
--- a/MobileGL/MG_Backend/DirectVulkan/Renderer/PipelineFactory.cpp
+++ b/MobileGL/MG_Backend/DirectVulkan/Renderer/PipelineFactory.cpp
@@ -525,6 +525,16 @@ namespace MobileGL::MG_Backend::DirectVulkan {
             }
             effectiveStages = &adjustedStages;
         }
+        // A static rasterizer discard leaves the pipeline without fragment shader state, and then
+        // pStages may not name a fragment stage (VUID-VkGraphicsPipelineCreateInfo-pStages-06894).
+        // Nothing would run it anyway.
+        if (payload.rasterizerDiscardEnable) {
+            if (effectiveStages != &adjustedStages) adjustedStages = *effectiveStages;
+            std::erase_if(adjustedStages, [](const VkPipelineShaderStageCreateInfo& stageInfo) {
+                return stageInfo.stage == VK_SHADER_STAGE_FRAGMENT_BIT;
+            });
+            effectiveStages = &adjustedStages;
+        }
         {
             VkShaderStageFlags stagesPresent = 0;
             for (const auto& stageInfo : *effectiveStages) {
diff --git a/MobileGL/MG_Backend/DirectVulkan/Renderer/WireDiscardStateProbe.cpp b/MobileGL/MG_Backend/DirectVulkan/Renderer/WireDiscardStateProbe.cpp
index a20c2576..75ae6860 100644
--- a/MobileGL/MG_Backend/DirectVulkan/Renderer/WireDiscardStateProbe.cpp
+++ b/MobileGL/MG_Backend/DirectVulkan/Renderer/WireDiscardStateProbe.cpp
@@ -265,7 +265,9 @@ namespace MobileGL::MG_Backend::DirectVulkan {
             dynamic.dynamicStateCount = 2;
             dynamic.pDynamicStates = kDynamic;
             VkGraphicsPipelineCreateInfo info{VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_GRAPHICS_PIPELINE_CREATE_INFO};
-            info.stageCount = 2;
+            // As PipelineFactory builds it: a static discard has no fragment shader state, so no
+            // fragment stage (VUID-VkGraphicsPipelineCreateInfo-pStages-06894).
+            info.stageCount = discard ? 1u : 2u;
             info.pStages = stages;
             info.pVertexInputState = &vertexInput;
             info.pInputAssemblyState = &assembly;