diff --git a/pcsx2/GS/Renderers/DX12/GSDevice12.cpp b/pcsx2/GS/Renderers/DX12/GSDevice12.cpp
index e2857ae970..4bc9049d5f 100644
--- a/pcsx2/GS/Renderers/DX12/GSDevice12.cpp
+++ b/pcsx2/GS/Renderers/DX12/GSDevice12.cpp
@@ -2350,13 +2350,12 @@ GSTexture12* GSDevice12::SetupPrimitiveTrackingDATE(GSHWDrawConfig& config, Pipe
 	OMSetRenderTargets(image, config.ds, config.drawarea);
 
 	// if the depth target has been cleared, we need to preserve that clear
-	BeginRenderPass(
-		D3D12_RENDER_PASS_BEGINNING_ACCESS_TYPE_DISCARD, D3D12_RENDER_PASS_ENDING_ACCESS_TYPE_PRESERVE,
-		GetLoadOpForTexture(static_cast<GSTexture12*>(config.ds)),
+	BeginRenderPass(D3D12_RENDER_PASS_BEGINNING_ACCESS_TYPE_DISCARD, D3D12_RENDER_PASS_ENDING_ACCESS_TYPE_PRESERVE,
+		config.ds ? GetLoadOpForTexture(static_cast<GSTexture12*>(config.ds)) :
+					D3D12_RENDER_PASS_BEGINNING_ACCESS_TYPE_NO_ACCESS,
 		config.ds ? D3D12_RENDER_PASS_ENDING_ACCESS_TYPE_PRESERVE : D3D12_RENDER_PASS_ENDING_ACCESS_TYPE_NO_ACCESS,
 		D3D12_RENDER_PASS_BEGINNING_ACCESS_TYPE_NO_ACCESS, D3D12_RENDER_PASS_ENDING_ACCESS_TYPE_NO_ACCESS,
-		GSVector4::zero(),
-		static_cast<GSTexture12*>(config.ds)->GetClearDepth());
+		GSVector4::zero(), config.ds ? static_cast<GSTexture12*>(config.ds)->GetClearDepth() : 0.0f);
 
 	// draw the quad to prefill the image
 	const GSVector4 src = GSVector4(config.drawarea) / GSVector4(rtsize).xyxy();