diff --git a/src/gpu/metal/SDL_gpu_metal.m b/src/gpu/metal/SDL_gpu_metal.m
index 5aa8ec3e386b1..f87e9fcfcab83 100644
--- a/src/gpu/metal/SDL_gpu_metal.m
+++ b/src/gpu/metal/SDL_gpu_metal.m
@@ -1121,10 +1121,11 @@ static void METAL_ReleaseGraphicsPipeline(
 
         if (createinfo->target_info.has_depth_stencil_target) {
             pipelineDescriptor.depthAttachmentPixelFormat = SDLToMetal_TextureFormat(createinfo->target_info.depth_stencil_format);
-
-            if (createinfo->depth_stencil_state.enable_stencil_test) {
+            if (IsStencilFormat(createinfo->target_info.depth_stencil_format)) {
                 pipelineDescriptor.stencilAttachmentPixelFormat = SDLToMetal_TextureFormat(createinfo->target_info.depth_stencil_format);
+            }
 
+            if (createinfo->depth_stencil_state.enable_stencil_test) {
                 frontStencilDescriptor = [MTLStencilDescriptor new];
                 frontStencilDescriptor.stencilCompareFunction = SDLToMetal_CompareOp[createinfo->depth_stencil_state.front_stencil_state.compare_op];
                 frontStencilDescriptor.stencilFailureOperation = SDLToMetal_StencilOp[createinfo->depth_stencil_state.front_stencil_state.fail_op];