diff --git a/MoltenVK/MoltenVK/Commands/MVKCmdTransfer.mm b/MoltenVK/MoltenVK/Commands/MVKCmdTransfer.mm
index 0022a57..52b49a9 100644
--- a/MoltenVK/MoltenVK/Commands/MVKCmdTransfer.mm
+++ b/MoltenVK/MoltenVK/Commands/MVKCmdTransfer.mm
@@ -1035,7 +1035,7 @@
 
     // Populate the render pipeline state attachment key with info from the subpass and framebuffer.
 	_rpsKey.mtlSampleCount = mvkSampleCountFromVkSampleCountFlagBits(subpass->getSampleCount());
-	if (cmdEncoder->_isUsingLayeredRendering) { _rpsKey.enableLayeredRendering(); }
+	if (cmdEncoder->_canUseLayeredRendering && cmdEncoder->_framebuffer->getLayerCount() > 1) { _rpsKey.enableLayeredRendering(); }
 
     uint32_t caCnt = subpass->getColorAttachmentCount();
     for (uint32_t caIdx = 0; caIdx < caCnt; caIdx++) {
diff --git a/MoltenVK/MoltenVK/Commands/MVKCommandBuffer.h b/MoltenVK/MoltenVK/Commands/MVKCommandBuffer.h
index 54f6c9b..d841d97 100644
--- a/MoltenVK/MoltenVK/Commands/MVKCommandBuffer.h
+++ b/MoltenVK/MoltenVK/Commands/MVKCommandBuffer.h
@@ -432,8 +432,8 @@
     /** The size of the threadgroup for the compute shader. */
     MTLSize _mtlThreadgroupSize;
 
-	/** Indicates whether the current render subpass is rendering to an array (layered) framebuffer. */
-	bool _isUsingLayeredRendering;
+	/** Indicates whether the current render subpass is able to render to an array (layered) framebuffer. */
+	bool _canUseLayeredRendering;
 
 
 #pragma mark Construction
diff --git a/MoltenVK/MoltenVK/Commands/MVKCommandBuffer.mm b/MoltenVK/MoltenVK/Commands/MVKCommandBuffer.mm
index c9e5bff..0aca31b 100644
--- a/MoltenVK/MoltenVK/Commands/MVKCommandBuffer.mm
+++ b/MoltenVK/MoltenVK/Commands/MVKCommandBuffer.mm
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@
 void MVKCommandEncoder::encode(id<MTLCommandBuffer> mtlCmdBuff) {
 	_subpassContents = VK_SUBPASS_CONTENTS_INLINE;
 	_renderSubpassIndex = 0;
-	_isUsingLayeredRendering = false;
+	_canUseLayeredRendering = false;
 
 	_mtlCmdBuffer = mtlCmdBuff;		// not retained
 
@@ -286,10 +286,9 @@
 	_subpassContents = subpassContents;
 	_renderSubpassIndex = subpassIndex;
 
-	_isUsingLayeredRendering = ((_framebuffer->getLayerCount() > 1) &&
-								_device->_pMetalFeatures->layeredRendering &&
-								(_device->_pMetalFeatures->multisampleLayeredRendering ||
-								 (getSubpass()->getSampleCount() == VK_SAMPLE_COUNT_1_BIT)));
+	_canUseLayeredRendering = (_device->_pMetalFeatures->layeredRendering &&
+							   (_device->_pMetalFeatures->multisampleLayeredRendering ||
+							    (getSubpass()->getSampleCount() == VK_SAMPLE_COUNT_1_BIT)));
 
 	beginMetalRenderPass(loadOverride, storeOverride);
 }
@@ -306,7 +305,9 @@
     VkExtent2D fbExtent = _framebuffer->getExtent2D();
     mtlRPDesc.renderTargetWidthMVK = min(_renderArea.offset.x + _renderArea.extent.width, fbExtent.width);
     mtlRPDesc.renderTargetHeightMVK = min(_renderArea.offset.y + _renderArea.extent.height, fbExtent.height);
-    mtlRPDesc.renderTargetArrayLengthMVK = _framebuffer->getLayerCount();
+    if (_canUseLayeredRendering) {
+        mtlRPDesc.renderTargetArrayLengthMVK = _framebuffer->getLayerCount();
+    }
 
     _mtlRenderEncoder = [_mtlCmdBuffer renderCommandEncoderWithDescriptor: mtlRPDesc];     // not retained
 	setLabelIfNotNil(_mtlRenderEncoder, getMTLRenderCommandEncoderName());