diff --git a/src/rendering/hwrenderer/postprocessing/hw_postprocess.cpp b/src/rendering/hwrenderer/postprocessing/hw_postprocess.cpp
index 9eb64a1d01..20244c9018 100644
--- a/src/rendering/hwrenderer/postprocessing/hw_postprocess.cpp
+++ b/src/rendering/hwrenderer/postprocessing/hw_postprocess.cpp
@@ -389,6 +389,7 @@ FString PPFXAA::GetDefines()
 	}
 
 	const int gatherAlpha = GetMaxVersion() >= 400 ? 1 : 0;
+	const int discard = screen->IsVulkan() ? 0 : 1;
 
 	// TODO: enable FXAA_GATHER4_ALPHA on OpenGL earlier than 4.0
 	// when GL_ARB_gpu_shader5/GL_NV_gpu_shader5 extensions are supported
@@ -396,8 +397,9 @@ FString PPFXAA::GetDefines()
 	FString result;
 	result.Format(
 		"#define FXAA_QUALITY__PRESET %i\n"
-		"#define FXAA_GATHER4_ALPHA %i\n",
-		quality, gatherAlpha);
+		"#define FXAA_GATHER4_ALPHA %i\n"
+		"#define FXAA_DISCARD %i\n",
+		quality, gatherAlpha, discard);
 
 	return result;
 }
diff --git a/wadsrc/static/shaders/glsl/fxaa.fp b/wadsrc/static/shaders/glsl/fxaa.fp
index ab1d1ad478..220095ae10 100644
--- a/wadsrc/static/shaders/glsl/fxaa.fp
+++ b/wadsrc/static/shaders/glsl/fxaa.fp
@@ -52,8 +52,6 @@ void main()
 //                    NVIDIA FXAA 3.11 by TIMOTHY LOTTES
 //============================================================================
 
-#define FXAA_DISCARD 1
-
 #define FXAA_GREEN_AS_LUMA 0
 
 #define FxaaBool bool