diff --git a/source/renderer/SceneRenderer.cpp b/source/renderer/SceneRenderer.cpp
index bd34c599e3..6301b16519 100644
--- a/source/renderer/SceneRenderer.cpp
+++ b/source/renderer/SceneRenderer.cpp
@@ -226,9 +226,13 @@ void CSceneRenderer::ReloadShaders(Renderer::Backend::IDevice* device)
 		ENSURE(1 <= cascadeCount && cascadeCount <= 4);
 		const CStrIntern cascadeCountStr[5] = {str_0, str_1, str_2, str_3, str_4};
 		m->globalContext.Add(str_SHADOWS_CASCADE_COUNT, cascadeCountStr[cascadeCount]);
-#if !CONFIG2_GLES
-		m->globalContext.Add(str_USE_SHADOW_SAMPLER, str_1);
+#if CONFIG2_GLES
+		const bool useShadowSampler{device->GetBackend() != Renderer::Backend::Backend::GL};
+#else
+		const bool useShadowSampler{true};
 #endif
+		if (useShadowSampler)
+			m->globalContext.Add(str_USE_SHADOW_SAMPLER, str_1);
 	}
 
 	m->globalContext.Add(str_RENDER_DEBUG_MODE,
diff --git a/source/renderer/ShadowMap.cpp b/source/renderer/ShadowMap.cpp
index c98c467fb0..9f34426b8d 100644
--- a/source/renderer/ShadowMap.cpp
+++ b/source/renderer/ShadowMap.cpp
@@ -549,16 +549,22 @@ void ShadowMapInternals::CreateTexture()
 				Renderer::Backend::Sampler::AddressMode::CLAMP_TO_EDGE));
 	}
 
+#if CONFIG2_GLES
+	// GLES doesn't do depth comparisons, so treat it as a
+	// basic unfiltered depth texture
+	const Renderer::Backend::Sampler::Filter depthFilter{
+		Device->GetBackend() == Renderer::Backend::Backend::GL
+		? Renderer::Backend::Sampler::Filter::NEAREST
+		: Renderer::Backend::Sampler::Filter::LINEAR};
+#else
+	// Use LINEAR to trigger automatic PCF on some devices.
+	const Renderer::Backend::Sampler::Filter depthFilter{
+		Renderer::Backend::Sampler::Filter::LINEAR};
+#endif
+
 	Renderer::Backend::Sampler::Desc samplerDesc =
 		Renderer::Backend::Sampler::MakeDefaultSampler(
-#if CONFIG2_GLES
-			// GLES doesn't do depth comparisons, so treat it as a
-			// basic unfiltered depth texture
-			Renderer::Backend::Sampler::Filter::NEAREST,
-#else
-			// Use LINEAR to trigger automatic PCF on some devices.
-			Renderer::Backend::Sampler::Filter::LINEAR,
-#endif
+			depthFilter,
 			Renderer::Backend::Sampler::AddressMode::CLAMP_TO_EDGE);
 	// Enable automatic depth comparisons
 	samplerDesc.compareEnabled = true;