diff --git a/base/vulkanexamplebase.cpp b/base/vulkanexamplebase.cpp
index 647368ab..05e176b0 100644
--- a/base/vulkanexamplebase.cpp
+++ b/base/vulkanexamplebase.cpp
@@ -2025,7 +2025,7 @@ void VulkanExampleBase::setupRenderPass()
 	attachments[1].samples = VK_SAMPLE_COUNT_1_BIT;
 	attachments[1].loadOp = VK_ATTACHMENT_LOAD_OP_CLEAR;
 	attachments[1].storeOp = VK_ATTACHMENT_STORE_OP_STORE;
-	attachments[1].stencilLoadOp = VK_ATTACHMENT_LOAD_OP_DONT_CARE;
+	attachments[1].stencilLoadOp = VK_ATTACHMENT_LOAD_OP_CLEAR;
 	attachments[1].stencilStoreOp = VK_ATTACHMENT_STORE_OP_DONT_CARE;
 	attachments[1].initialLayout = VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_UNDEFINED;
 	attachments[1].finalLayout = VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_DEPTH_STENCIL_ATTACHMENT_OPTIMAL;