diff --git a/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_graphics_pipeline.cpp b/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_graphics_pipeline.cpp
index c12fbbf5b..4db96f370 100644
--- a/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_graphics_pipeline.cpp
+++ b/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_graphics_pipeline.cpp
@@ -74,18 +74,20 @@ GraphicsPipeline::GraphicsPipeline(const Instance& instance_, RenderpassCache& r
 GraphicsPipeline::~GraphicsPipeline() = default;
 
 bool GraphicsPipeline::TryBuild(bool wait_built) {
+    // The pipeline is currently being compiled. We can either wait for it
+    // or skip the draw.
     if (is_pending) {
-        return true;
+        return wait_built;
     }
 
-    // If the shaders haven't been compiled yet, we cannot proceed
+    // If the shaders haven't been compiled yet, we cannot proceed.
     const bool shaders_pending = std::any_of(
         stages.begin(), stages.end(), [](Shader* shader) { return shader && !shader->IsDone(); });
     if (!wait_built && shaders_pending) {
         return false;
     }
 
-    // Ask the driver if it can give us the pipeline quickly
+    // Ask the driver if it can give us the pipeline quickly.
     if (!wait_built && instance.IsPipelineCreationCacheControlSupported() && Build(true)) {
         return true;
     }
@@ -93,7 +95,7 @@ bool GraphicsPipeline::TryBuild(bool wait_built) {
     // Fallback to (a)synchronous compilation
     worker->QueueWork([this] { Build(); });
     is_pending = true;
-    return true;
+    return wait_built;
 }
 
 bool GraphicsPipeline::Build(bool fail_on_compile_required) {