diff --git a/libs/video/renderer/vulkan/projection.c b/libs/video/renderer/vulkan/projection.c
index 260242f94..3b70aafd7 100644
--- a/libs/video/renderer/vulkan/projection.c
+++ b/libs/video/renderer/vulkan/projection.c
@@ -68,15 +68,14 @@ QFV_Orthographic (mat4f_t proj, float xmin, float xmax, float ymin, float ymax,
 void
 QFV_PerspectiveTan (mat4f_t proj, float fov_x, float fov_y)
 {
-	float       neard, fard;
+	float       neard;
 
 	neard = r_nearclip;
-	fard = r_farclip;
 
 	proj[0] = (vec4f_t) { 1 / fov_x, 0, 0, 0 };
 	proj[1] = (vec4f_t) { 0, 1 / fov_y, 0, 0 };
-	proj[2] = (vec4f_t) { 0, 0, fard / (fard - neard), 1 };
-	proj[3] = (vec4f_t) { 0, 0, (neard * fard) / (neard - fard), 0 };
+	proj[2] = (vec4f_t) { 0, 0, 0, 1 };
+	proj[3] = (vec4f_t) { 0, 0, neard, 0 };
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/libs/video/renderer/vulkan/rp_main_def.plist b/libs/video/renderer/vulkan/rp_main_def.plist
index b690be4e4..d166b940d 100644
--- a/libs/video/renderer/vulkan/rp_main_def.plist
+++ b/libs/video/renderer/vulkan/rp_main_def.plist
@@ -130,14 +130,14 @@ properties = {
 	depth_test_and_write = {
 		depthTestEnable = true;
 		depthWriteEnable = true;
-		depthCompareOp = less_or_equal;
+		depthCompareOp = greater_or_equal;
 		depthBoundsTestEnable = false;
 		stencilTestEnable = false;
 	};
 	depth_test_only = {
 		depthTestEnable = true;
 		depthWriteEnable = false;
-		depthCompareOp = less_or_equal;
+		depthCompareOp = greater_or_equal;
 		depthBoundsTestEnable = false;
 		stencilTestEnable = false;
 	};
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ properties = {
 	depth_disable = {
 		depthTestEnable = false;
 		depthWriteEnable = false;
-		depthCompareOp = less_or_equal;
+		depthCompareOp = greater_or_equal;
 		depthBoundsTestEnable = false;
 		stencilTestEnable = false;
 	};
@@ -1124,7 +1124,7 @@ renderpasses = {
 					format = $images.depth.format;
 					loadOp = clear;
 					finalLayout = depth_stencil_attachment_optimal;
-					clearValue = { depthStencil = { depth = 1; stencil = 0; }; };
+					clearValue = { depthStencil = { depth = 0; stencil = 0; }; };
 					view = depth;
 				};
 				color = {
@@ -1586,7 +1586,7 @@ renderpasses = {
 					format = $images.cube_depth.format;
 					loadOp = clear;
 					finalLayout = depth_stencil_attachment_optimal;
-					clearValue = { depthStencil = { depth = 1; stencil = 0; }; };
+					clearValue = { depthStencil = { depth = 0; stencil = 0; }; };
 					view = cube_depth;
 				};
 				color = {
diff --git a/libs/video/renderer/vulkan/vulkan_alias.c b/libs/video/renderer/vulkan/vulkan_alias.c
index 914e1ae28..387304763 100644
--- a/libs/video/renderer/vulkan/vulkan_alias.c
+++ b/libs/video/renderer/vulkan/vulkan_alias.c
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ alias_draw (const exprval_t **params, exprval_t *result, exprctx_t *ectx)
 		// FIXME hack the depth range to prevent view model
 		// from poking into walls
 		if (vmod && ent.id == vr_data.view_model.id) {
-			alias_depth_range (taskctx, 0, 0.3);
+			alias_depth_range (taskctx, 0.7, 1);
 		}
 		alias_draw_ent (taskctx, ent, pass);
 		// unhack in case the view_model is not the last