diff --git a/src/dxvk/dxvk_pipelayout.cpp b/src/dxvk/dxvk_pipelayout.cpp
index e112ea78..ff3b097e 100644
--- a/src/dxvk/dxvk_pipelayout.cpp
+++ b/src/dxvk/dxvk_pipelayout.cpp
@@ -25,19 +25,8 @@ namespace dxvk {
   }
 
 
-  bool DxvkBindingInfo::canMerge(const DxvkBindingInfo& binding) const {
-    if ((stages & VK_SHADER_STAGE_FRAGMENT_BIT) != (binding.stages & VK_SHADER_STAGE_FRAGMENT_BIT))
-      return false;
-
-    return descriptorType    == binding.descriptorType
-        && resourceBinding   == binding.resourceBinding
-        && viewType          == binding.viewType;
-  }
-
-
-  void DxvkBindingInfo::merge(const DxvkBindingInfo& binding) {
-    stages |= binding.stages;
-    access |= binding.access;
+  uint32_t DxvkBindingInfo::value() const {
+    return (uint32_t(descriptorType) << 24) | resourceBinding;
   }
 
 
@@ -72,14 +61,12 @@ namespace dxvk {
 
 
   void DxvkBindingList::addBinding(const DxvkBindingInfo& binding) {
-    for (auto& b : m_bindings) {
-      if (b.canMerge(binding)) {
-        b.merge(binding);
-        return;
-      }
-    }
+    auto iter = m_bindings.begin();
 
-    m_bindings.push_back(binding);
+    while (iter != m_bindings.end() && iter->value() <= binding.value())
+      iter++;
+
+    m_bindings.insert(iter, binding);
   }
 
 
diff --git a/src/dxvk/dxvk_pipelayout.h b/src/dxvk/dxvk_pipelayout.h
index 1e8aa121..f559e6c0 100644
--- a/src/dxvk/dxvk_pipelayout.h
+++ b/src/dxvk/dxvk_pipelayout.h
@@ -43,24 +43,12 @@ namespace dxvk {
     uint32_t computeSetIndex() const;
 
     /**
-     * \brief Checks whether bindings can be merged
+     * \brief Numeric value of the binding
      *
-     * Bindings can be merged if they access the same resource with
-     * the same view and descriptor type and are part of the same
-     * descriptor set.
-     * \param [in] binding The binding to probe
-     * \returns \c true if the bindings can be merged
+     * Used when sorting bindings.
+     * \returns Numeric value
      */
-    bool canMerge(const DxvkBindingInfo& binding) const;
-
-    /**
-     * \brief Merges bindings
-     *
-     * Merges the stage and access flags of two
-     * otherwise identical binding declarations.
-     * \param [in] binding The binding to merge
-     */
-    void merge(const DxvkBindingInfo& binding);
+    uint32_t value() const;
 
     /**
      * \brief Checks for equality