diff --git a/src/dxvk/dxvk_context.cpp b/src/dxvk/dxvk_context.cpp
index a9e1a2e4b..7f8df7f96 100644
--- a/src/dxvk/dxvk_context.cpp
+++ b/src/dxvk/dxvk_context.cpp
@@ -2822,19 +2822,25 @@ namespace dxvk {
     if (dstImage->isFullSubresource(dstSubresource, extent))
       dstInitImageLayout = VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_UNDEFINED;
 
-    m_execAcquires.accessImage(
-      dstImage, dstSubresourceRange,
-      dstInitImageLayout, 0, 0,
-      dstImageLayout,
-      VK_PIPELINE_STAGE_TRANSFER_BIT,
-      VK_ACCESS_TRANSFER_WRITE_BIT);
+    if (dstImageLayout != dstImage->info().layout) {
+      m_execAcquires.accessImage(
+        dstImage, dstSubresourceRange,
+        dstInitImageLayout,
+        VK_PIPELINE_STAGE_TRANSFER_BIT, 0,
+        dstImageLayout,
+        VK_PIPELINE_STAGE_TRANSFER_BIT,
+        VK_ACCESS_TRANSFER_WRITE_BIT);
+    }
 
-    m_execAcquires.accessImage(
-      srcImage, srcSubresourceRange,
-      srcImage->info().layout, 0, 0,
-      srcImageLayout,
-      VK_PIPELINE_STAGE_TRANSFER_BIT,
-      VK_ACCESS_TRANSFER_READ_BIT);
+    if (srcImageLayout != srcImage->info().layout) {
+      m_execAcquires.accessImage(
+        srcImage, srcSubresourceRange,
+        srcImage->info().layout,
+        VK_PIPELINE_STAGE_TRANSFER_BIT, 0,
+        srcImageLayout,
+        VK_PIPELINE_STAGE_TRANSFER_BIT,
+        VK_ACCESS_TRANSFER_READ_BIT);
+    }
 
     m_execAcquires.recordCommands(m_cmd);