diff --git a/src/panfrost/ci/panfrost-g52-fails.txt b/src/panfrost/ci/panfrost-g52-fails.txt
index 9a4f5774454..e480ab02c62 100644
--- a/src/panfrost/ci/panfrost-g52-fails.txt
+++ b/src/panfrost/ci/panfrost-g52-fails.txt
@@ -415,7 +415,6 @@ dEQP-VK.dynamic_rendering.primary_cmd_buff.basic.contents_2_secondary_cmdbuffers
 dEQP-VK.dynamic_rendering.primary_cmd_buff.basic.contents_primary_secondary_cmdbuffers_resuming,Fail
 dEQP-VK.dynamic_rendering.primary_cmd_buff.basic.contents_secondary_2_primary_cmdbuffers_resuming,Fail
 dEQP-VK.dynamic_rendering.primary_cmd_buff.basic.contents_secondary_primary_cmdbuffers_resuming,Fail
-dEQP-VK.dynamic_rendering.primary_cmd_buff.basic.partial_binding_depth_stencil,Fail
 dEQP-VK.dynamic_rendering.primary_cmd_buff.basic.single_cmdbuffer_resuming,Fail
 
 # CTS bug, see https://gitlab.khronos.org/Tracker/vk-gl-cts/-/issues/5700
diff --git a/src/panfrost/vulkan/jm/panvk_vX_cmd_buffer.c b/src/panfrost/vulkan/jm/panvk_vX_cmd_buffer.c
index d606eedaf11..4ecc7c27402 100644
--- a/src/panfrost/vulkan/jm/panvk_vX_cmd_buffer.c
+++ b/src/panfrost/vulkan/jm/panvk_vX_cmd_buffer.c
@@ -149,11 +149,9 @@ panvk_per_arch(cmd_close_batch)(struct panvk_cmd_buffer *cmdbuf)
       fbinfo->first_provoking_vertex =
          cmdbuf->state.gfx.render.first_provoking_vertex != U_TRISTATE_NO;
 
-      if (batch->vtc_jc.first_tiler) {
-         VkResult result = panvk_per_arch(cmd_fb_preload)(cmdbuf, fbinfo);
-         if (result != VK_SUCCESS)
-            return;
-      }
+      VkResult result = panvk_per_arch(cmd_fb_preload)(cmdbuf, fbinfo);
+      if (result != VK_SUCCESS)
+         return;
 
       uint32_t view_mask = cmdbuf->state.gfx.render.view_mask;
       assert(view_mask == 0 || util_bitcount(view_mask) <= batch->fb.layer_count);
diff --git a/src/panfrost/vulkan/panvk_vX_cmd_fb_preload.c b/src/panfrost/vulkan/panvk_vX_cmd_fb_preload.c
index 2ddbc6dd361..5951020dac2 100644
--- a/src/panfrost/vulkan/panvk_vX_cmd_fb_preload.c
+++ b/src/panfrost/vulkan/panvk_vX_cmd_fb_preload.c
@@ -422,6 +422,13 @@ cmd_emit_dcd(struct panvk_cmd_buffer *cmdbuf, struct pan_fb_info *fbinfo,
 
    struct mali_draw_packed dcd_base;
 
+   /* If we got a preload without any draw, we end up with a NULL TLS
+    * descriptor. Allocate a dummy one (no TLS, no WLS) to get things working. */
+   if (!batch->tls.cpu) {
+      panvk_per_arch(cmd_alloc_tls_desc)(cmdbuf, true);
+      GENX(pan_emit_tls)(&batch->tlsinfo, batch->tls.cpu);
+   }
+
    pan_pack(&dcd_base, DRAW, cfg) {
       cfg.thread_storage = batch->tls.gpu;
       cfg.state = rsd.gpu;