diff --git a/aurora-main/lib/gx/shader.cpp b/aurora-main/lib/gx/shader.cpp
index 3c526c1..4b07fb2 100644
--- a/aurora-main/lib/gx/shader.cpp
+++ b/aurora-main/lib/gx/shader.cpp
@@ -559,6 +559,12 @@ static AlphaCompareExpr alpha_compare(GXCompare comp, u8 ref) {
 static inline std::string vtx_attr(const ShaderConfig& config, GXAttr attr) {
   const auto type = config.attrs[attr].attrType;
   if (type == GX_NONE) {
+    if (attr == GX_VA_POS) {
+      // Some scene transitions submit a vertex stream with no position attribute.
+      // The resulting primitive has no useful geometry, but shader generation
+      // must not abort the entire game while the next scene is loading.
+      return "vec3f(0.0)"s;
+    }
     if (attr == GX_VA_PNMTXIDX) {
       return "ubuf.current_pnmtx";
     }
diff --git a/runtime/src/hle/gx/gx_vertex.cpp b/runtime/src/hle/gx/gx_vertex.cpp
index 2a4060d..0a78337 100644
--- a/runtime/src/hle/gx/gx_vertex.cpp
+++ b/runtime/src/hle/gx/gx_vertex.cpp
@@ -41,6 +41,11 @@ static void GX__ClearVtxDesc_8016dc34_gx() {
         changed |= g_hleGxState.vtxDesc[i] != GX_NONE;
         g_hleGxState.vtxDesc[i]=GX_NONE;
     }
+    // Nintendo's GXClearVtxDesc retains a direct position descriptor. Aurora's
+    // GXClearVtxDesc does the same; keep the HLE mirror in sync so the next
+    // draw does not publish GX_VA_POS=GX_NONE and abort shader generation.
+    changed |= g_hleGxState.vtxDesc[GX_VA_POS] != GX_DIRECT;
+    g_hleGxState.vtxDesc[GX_VA_POS] = GX_DIRECT;
     if (changed) g_hleGxState.InvalidateVtxLayoutHash();
     // GXClearVtxDesc resets descriptors only; array base/stride state persists.
     GXClearVtxDesc();
@@ -49,6 +54,7 @@ extern "C" void GX__ClearVtxDesc_8016dc34() {
     for (int i = 0; i < 26; ++i) {
         g_gxGameVertexState.vtxDesc[i] = GX_NONE;
     }
+    g_gxGameVertexState.vtxDesc[GX_VA_POS] = GX_DIRECT;
     GxThread::Post(&GX__ClearVtxDesc_8016dc34_gx);
 }
 PPC_NATIVE_OVERRIDE_VOID(8016dc34, GX__ClearVtxDesc_8016dc34, (), ());