diff --git a/pcsx2/GS/Renderers/Metal/GSDeviceMTL.mm b/pcsx2/GS/Renderers/Metal/GSDeviceMTL.mm
index b41c119b4108b..8da8a6a75c7af 100644
--- a/pcsx2/GS/Renderers/Metal/GSDeviceMTL.mm
+++ b/pcsx2/GS/Renderers/Metal/GSDeviceMTL.mm
@@ -1585,7 +1585,8 @@ static API_AVAILABLE(macos(10.13)) id<MTLTexture> getTexture(GSTexture* tex)
 	SetTexture(enc, config.tex,     GSMTLTextureIndexTex);
 	SetTexture(enc, config.pal,     GSMTLTextureIndexPalette);
 	SetTexture(enc, config.raw_tex, GSMTLTextureIndexRawTex);
-	SetTexture(enc, config.rt,      GSMTLTextureIndexRenderTarget);
+	if (config.require_one_barrier || config.require_full_barrier)
+		SetTexture(enc, config.rt, GSMTLTextureIndexRenderTarget);
 	SetSampler(enc, config.sampler);
 	if (config.blend.index && config.blend.is_constant)
 		enc.SetBlendColor(config.blend.factor);