diff --git a/filament/backend/src/vulkan/VulkanDriver.cpp b/filament/backend/src/vulkan/VulkanDriver.cpp
index b41876b43a..0149365975 100644
--- a/filament/backend/src/vulkan/VulkanDriver.cpp
+++ b/filament/backend/src/vulkan/VulkanDriver.cpp
@@ -1016,10 +1016,10 @@ void VulkanDriver::beginRenderPass(Handle<HwRenderTarget> rth, const RenderPassP
 
     rt->transformClientRectToPlatform(&renderPassInfo.renderArea);
 
+    VkClearValue clearValues[
+            MRT::MAX_SUPPORTED_RENDER_TARGET_COUNT + MRT::MAX_SUPPORTED_RENDER_TARGET_COUNT +
+            1] = {};
     if (params.flags.clear != TargetBufferFlags::NONE) {
-        VkClearValue clearValues[
-                MRT::MAX_SUPPORTED_RENDER_TARGET_COUNT + MRT::MAX_SUPPORTED_RENDER_TARGET_COUNT +
-                1] = {};
 
         // NOTE: clearValues must be populated in the same order as the attachments array in
         // VulkanFboCache::getFramebuffer. Values must be provided regardless of whether Vulkan is