diff --git a/src/amd/compiler/aco_insert_exec_mask.cpp b/src/amd/compiler/aco_insert_exec_mask.cpp
index 1a04dd1582f..fa889616811 100644
--- a/src/amd/compiler/aco_insert_exec_mask.cpp
+++ b/src/amd/compiler/aco_insert_exec_mask.cpp
@@ -263,7 +263,8 @@ add_coupling_code(exec_ctx& ctx, Block* block, std::vector<aco_ptr<Instruction>>
 
       /* exec seems to need to be manually initialized with combined shaders */
       if (ctx.program->stage.num_sw_stages() > 1 ||
-          ctx.program->stage.hw == AC_HW_NEXT_GEN_GEOMETRY_SHADER) {
+          ctx.program->stage.hw == AC_HW_NEXT_GEN_GEOMETRY_SHADER ||
+          (ctx.program->stage.hw == AC_HW_HULL_SHADER && ctx.program->stage.sw == SWStage::VS)) {
          start_exec = Operand::c32_or_c64(-1u, bld.lm == s2);
          bld.copy(Definition(exec, bld.lm), start_exec);
       }