diff --git a/src/video_core/renderer_opengl/gl_shader_decompiler.cpp b/src/video_core/renderer_opengl/gl_shader_decompiler.cpp
index 960ebf1a1..f695ee1db 100644
--- a/src/video_core/renderer_opengl/gl_shader_decompiler.cpp
+++ b/src/video_core/renderer_opengl/gl_shader_decompiler.cpp
@@ -1538,7 +1538,9 @@ private:
         Expression target;
         if (const auto gpr = std::get_if<GprNode>(&*dest)) {
             if (gpr->GetIndex() == Register::ZeroIndex) {
-                // Writing to Register::ZeroIndex is a no op
+                // Writing to Register::ZeroIndex is a no op but we still have to visit the source
+                // as it might have side effects.
+                code.AddLine("{};", Visit(src).GetCode());
                 return {};
             }
             target = {GetRegister(gpr->GetIndex()), Type::Float};
diff --git a/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_shader_decompiler.cpp b/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_shader_decompiler.cpp
index 808a265e5..1749e068e 100644
--- a/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_shader_decompiler.cpp
+++ b/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_shader_decompiler.cpp
@@ -1361,7 +1361,9 @@ private:
         Expression target{};
         if (const auto gpr = std::get_if<GprNode>(&*dest)) {
             if (gpr->GetIndex() == Register::ZeroIndex) {
-                // Writing to Register::ZeroIndex is a no op
+                // Writing to Register::ZeroIndex is a no op but we still have to visit its source
+                // because it might have side effects.
+                Visit(src);
                 return {};
             }
             target = {registers.at(gpr->GetIndex()), Type::Float};