diff --git a/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_rasterizer.cpp b/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_rasterizer.cpp
index aca39e77d..d3ad0e319 100644
--- a/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_rasterizer.cpp
+++ b/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_rasterizer.cpp
@@ -474,7 +474,7 @@ bool Rasterizer::BindResources(const Pipeline* pipeline) {
 
     pipeline->BindResources(set_writes, buffer_barriers, push_data);
 
-    if (uses_dma) {
+    if (uses_dma && !fault_process_pending) {
         fault_process_pending = true;
         // We only use fault buffer for DMA right now.
         {
@@ -483,7 +483,7 @@ bool Rasterizer::BindResources(const Pipeline* pipeline) {
                 buffer_cache.SynchronizeRange(range.lower(), range.upper() - range.lower());
             }
         }
-        buffer_cache.MemoryBarrier();
+        // buffer_cache.MemoryBarrier();
     }
 
     fault_process_pending |= uses_dma;
diff --git a/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_scheduler.cpp b/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_scheduler.cpp
index 73a4d9a5a..c29364c55 100644
--- a/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_scheduler.cpp
+++ b/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_scheduler.cpp
@@ -91,11 +91,8 @@ void Scheduler::Wait(u64 tick) {
     }
     master_semaphore.Wait(tick);
 
-    // Only apply pending operations until the current tick.
-    while (!pending_ops.empty() && pending_ops.front().gpu_tick <= tick) {
-        pending_ops.front().callback();
-        pending_ops.pop();
-    }
+    // We should apply pending operations until the tick we are waiting for.
+    // but that may introduce unpredictable timing issues.
 }
 
 void Scheduler::AllocateWorkerCommandBuffers() {