diff --git a/core/libs/prx/libSceAgcDriver/tests/execution/NativeDepthBdaClear.cpp b/core/libs/prx/libSceAgcDriver/tests/execution/NativeDepthBdaClear.cpp
index a1ecc911ef..dacdaaaa55 100644
--- a/core/libs/prx/libSceAgcDriver/tests/execution/NativeDepthBdaClear.cpp
+++ b/core/libs/prx/libSceAgcDriver/tests/execution/NativeDepthBdaClear.cpp
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ constexpr std::size_t BlockBytes = 1048576;
 struct SharedBacking {
     int file;
     std::uint64_t offset;
+    std::size_t resolverReturns = 0;
 };
 std::map<std::uintptr_t, SharedBacking> sharedBlocks;
 
@@ -66,7 +67,9 @@ bool ResolveSharedBlock(std::uintptr_t address, std::size_t bytes, int* file, st
     if (lead >= BlockBytes || bytes > BlockBytes - lead) return false;
     *file = fcntl(entry->second.file, F_DUPFD_CLOEXEC, 0);
     *offset = entry->second.offset + lead;
-    return *file >= 0;
+    if (*file < 0) return false;
+    ++entry->second.resolverReturns;
+    return true;
 }
 
 struct SharedBackingScope {
@@ -136,6 +139,9 @@ public:
     std::uint64_t Address() const { return reinterpret_cast<std::uintptr_t>(block); }
     const std::uint8_t* Data() const { return block; }
     void FillWith(std::uint8_t value) const { std::memset(block, value, BlockBytes); }
+#ifdef __linux__
+    std::size_t SharedBackingResolverReturns() const { return sharedBlocks.at(Address()).resolverReturns; }
+#endif
 
 private:
     std::uint8_t* block = nullptr;
@@ -181,8 +187,14 @@ int RunNativeClear(AgcDriver::VulkanDevice& device, ClearConsumer consumer) {
     device.Dispatch(compile(), groups, 1u, 1u, {}, reinterpret_cast<std::uintptr_t>(code.data()));
     device.WaitIdle();
     Require(std::all_of(metadata.Data(), metadata.Data() + BlockBytes, [](auto value) { return value == 0u; }), "the warm-up native clear did not retain zero metadata");
-    if (!Memory::Watched(depth.Address(), BlockBytes) || !Memory::Watched(metadata.Address(), BlockBytes)) {
-        std::puts("skipped, the device does not retain guest write watching for native clear imports");
+    const bool depthWatched = Memory::Watched(depth.Address(), BlockBytes);
+    const bool metadataWatched = Memory::Watched(metadata.Address(), BlockBytes);
+    if (!depthWatched || !metadataWatched) {
+        std::printf("skipped, native clear imports lost guest write watching after warm-up (depth watched=%u, metadata watched=%u", static_cast<unsigned>(depthWatched), static_cast<unsigned>(metadataWatched));
+#ifdef __linux__
+        std::printf(", Linux shared backing present, resolver fd returns: depth=%zu metadata=%zu", depth.SharedBackingResolverReturns(), metadata.SharedBackingResolverReturns());
+#endif
+        std::puts(")");
         return VulkanTestSkipped;
     }
     const auto context = AgcDriver::VulkanDeviceTestAccess::Context(device);