1 files changed, 6 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/source/slang/slang-emit.cpp b/source/slang/slang-emit.cpp
index 543bb089d..c77f2a6ce 100644
--- a/source/slang/slang-emit.cpp
+++ b/source/slang/slang-emit.cpp
@@ -887,9 +887,12 @@ Result linkAndOptimizeIR(
     // above)
     legalizeMeshOutputTypes(irModule);
 
-    // We need to lower any types used in a buffer resource (e.g. ContantBuffer or StructuredBuffer) into
-    // a simple storage type that has target independent layout based on the kind of buffer resource.
-    lowerBufferElementTypeToStorageType(targetRequest, irModule);
+    if (options.shouldLegalizeExistentialAndResourceTypes)
+    {
+        // We need to lower any types used in a buffer resource (e.g. ContantBuffer or StructuredBuffer) into
+        // a simple storage type that has target independent layout based on the kind of buffer resource.
+        lowerBufferElementTypeToStorageType(targetRequest, irModule);
+    }
 
     // Rewrite functions that return arrays to return them via `out` parameter,
     // since our target languages doesn't allow returning arrays.