diff --git a/features/Screen-Space Shadows/Shaders/ScreenSpaceShadows/ScreenSpaceShadows.hlsli b/features/Screen-Space Shadows/Shaders/ScreenSpaceShadows/ScreenSpaceShadows.hlsli
index b86cbbe4b..d6cca4b8d 100644
--- a/features/Screen-Space Shadows/Shaders/ScreenSpaceShadows/ScreenSpaceShadows.hlsli	
+++ b/features/Screen-Space Shadows/Shaders/ScreenSpaceShadows/ScreenSpaceShadows.hlsli	
@@ -24,7 +24,12 @@ namespace ScreenSpaceShadows
 		float4 shadowSamples = 0;
 		float4 depthSamples = 0;
 
+#	if defined(DEFERRED) && !defined(DO_ALPHA_TEST)
 		depthSamples[0] = screenPosition.z;
+#	else
+		depthSamples[0] = TexDepthSampler.Load(int3(screenPosition.xy, 0));
+#	endif
+
 		shadowSamples[0] = ScreenSpaceShadowsTexture.Load(int3(screenPosition.xy, 0));
 
 		static const float2 BlurOffsets[3] = {