diff --git a/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_master_semaphore.cpp b/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_master_semaphore.cpp
index 13ecfd20a6..b535097b36 100644
--- a/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_master_semaphore.cpp
+++ b/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_master_semaphore.cpp
@@ -121,10 +121,8 @@ VkResult MasterSemaphore::SubmitQueue(vk::CommandBuffer& cmdbuf, vk::CommandBuff
     }
 }
 
-static constexpr std::array<VkPipelineStageFlags, 2> wait_stage_masks{
-    VK_PIPELINE_STAGE_ALL_COMMANDS_BIT,
-    VK_PIPELINE_STAGE_COLOR_ATTACHMENT_OUTPUT_BIT,
-};
+static constexpr VkPipelineStageFlags wait_stage_mask = VK_PIPELINE_STAGE_VERTEX_SHADER_BIT | VK_PIPELINE_STAGE_FRAGMENT_SHADER_BIT |
+                                                        VK_PIPELINE_STAGE_COLOR_ATTACHMENT_OUTPUT_BIT;
 
 VkResult MasterSemaphore::SubmitQueueTimeline(vk::CommandBuffer& cmdbuf,
                                               vk::CommandBuffer& upload_cmdbuf,
@@ -143,7 +141,7 @@ VkResult MasterSemaphore::SubmitQueueTimeline(vk::CommandBuffer& cmdbuf,
     const VkSemaphore* p_wait_sems =
         (num_wait_semaphores > 0) ? &wait_semaphore : nullptr;
     const VkPipelineStageFlags* p_wait_masks =
-        (num_wait_semaphores > 0) ? wait_stage_masks.data() : nullptr;
+        (num_wait_semaphores > 0) ? &wait_stage_mask : nullptr;
     const VkSemaphore* p_signal_sems =
         (num_signal_semaphores > 0) ? signal_semaphores.data() : nullptr;
     const u64 wait_zero = 0; // dummy for binary wait
@@ -180,7 +178,7 @@ VkResult MasterSemaphore::SubmitQueueFence(vk::CommandBuffer& cmdbuf,
     const VkSemaphore* p_wait_sems =
             (num_wait_semaphores > 0) ? &wait_semaphore : nullptr;
     const VkPipelineStageFlags* p_wait_masks =
-        (num_wait_semaphores > 0) ? wait_stage_masks.data() : nullptr;
+        (num_wait_semaphores > 0) ? &wait_stage_mask : nullptr;
     const VkSemaphore* p_signal_sems =
         (num_signal_semaphores > 0) ? &signal_semaphore : nullptr;
     const std::array cmdbuffers{*upload_cmdbuf, *cmdbuf};
diff --git a/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_scheduler.cpp b/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_scheduler.cpp
index e526d606dc..0a032cdae0 100644
--- a/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_scheduler.cpp
+++ b/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_scheduler.cpp
@@ -270,8 +270,8 @@ u64 Scheduler::SubmitExecution(VkSemaphore signal_semaphore, VkSemaphore wait_se
             .srcAccessMask = VK_ACCESS_TRANSFER_WRITE_BIT,
             .dstAccessMask = VK_ACCESS_MEMORY_READ_BIT | VK_ACCESS_MEMORY_WRITE_BIT,
         };
-        upload_cmdbuf.PipelineBarrier(VK_PIPELINE_STAGE_TRANSFER_BIT,
-                                      VK_PIPELINE_STAGE_ALL_COMMANDS_BIT, 0, WRITE_BARRIER);
+        upload_cmdbuf.PipelineBarrier(VK_PIPELINE_STAGE_TRANSFER_BIT, VK_PIPELINE_STAGE_VERTEX_SHADER_BIT |
+                                      VK_PIPELINE_STAGE_FRAGMENT_SHADER_BIT | VK_PIPELINE_STAGE_COLOR_ATTACHMENT_OUTPUT_BIT, 0, WRITE_BARRIER);
         upload_cmdbuf.End();
         cmdbuf.End();
 
@@ -372,15 +372,9 @@ void Scheduler::EndRenderPass()
                 };
             }
             cmdbuf.EndRenderPass();
-            cmdbuf.PipelineBarrier(VK_PIPELINE_STAGE_EARLY_FRAGMENT_TESTS_BIT |
-                                   VK_PIPELINE_STAGE_LATE_FRAGMENT_TESTS_BIT |
-                                   VK_PIPELINE_STAGE_COLOR_ATTACHMENT_OUTPUT_BIT,
-                                   VK_PIPELINE_STAGE_ALL_COMMANDS_BIT,
-                                   0,
-                                   nullptr,
-                                   nullptr,
-                                   vk::Span(barriers.data(), num_images)  // Batched image barriers
-            );
+            cmdbuf.PipelineBarrier(VK_PIPELINE_STAGE_EARLY_FRAGMENT_TESTS_BIT | VK_PIPELINE_STAGE_LATE_FRAGMENT_TESTS_BIT |
+                                   VK_PIPELINE_STAGE_COLOR_ATTACHMENT_OUTPUT_BIT, VK_PIPELINE_STAGE_FRAGMENT_SHADER_BIT |
+                                   VK_PIPELINE_STAGE_COLOR_ATTACHMENT_OUTPUT_BIT, 0, nullptr, nullptr, vk::Span(barriers.data(), num_images));
         });
 
         state.renderpass = nullptr;
diff --git a/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_texture_cache.cpp b/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_texture_cache.cpp
index 582f8f0f9f..d51564dcb3 100644
--- a/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_texture_cache.cpp
+++ b/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_texture_cache.cpp
@@ -2503,7 +2503,6 @@ void TextureCacheRuntime::TransitionImageLayout(Image& image) {
             cmdbuf.PipelineBarrier(VK_PIPELINE_STAGE_ALL_COMMANDS_BIT,
                                    VK_PIPELINE_STAGE_ALL_COMMANDS_BIT, 0, barrier);
         });
-        scheduler.Finish();
     }
 }