diff --git a/spirv_glsl.cpp b/spirv_glsl.cpp
index 9148c8b1..85b259fa 100644
--- a/spirv_glsl.cpp
+++ b/spirv_glsl.cpp
@@ -3036,7 +3036,7 @@ void CompilerGLSL::emit_instruction(const Instruction &instruction)
 		// Only splat if we have vector constructors.
 		// Arrays and structs must be initialized properly in full.
 		bool composite = !out_type.array.empty() || out_type.basetype == SPIRType::Struct;
-		bool splat = in_type.vecsize == 1 && in_type.columns == 1 && !composite;
+		bool splat = in_type.vecsize == 1 && in_type.columns == 1 && !composite && backend.use_constructor_splatting;
 
 		if (splat)
 		{