diff --git a/crates/bevy_pbr/src/deferred/deferred_lighting.wgsl b/crates/bevy_pbr/src/deferred/deferred_lighting.wgsl
index fa9cde9cf21830..c8182362cd253e 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_pbr/src/deferred/deferred_lighting.wgsl
+++ b/crates/bevy_pbr/src/deferred/deferred_lighting.wgsl
@@ -72,8 +72,8 @@ fn fragment(in: FullscreenVertexOutput) -> @location(0) vec4<f32> {
         var perceptual_roughness: f32 = pbr_input.material.perceptual_roughness;
         let roughness = lighting::perceptualRoughnessToRoughness(perceptual_roughness);
 
-        // Use ssao to estimate the specular occlusion. [Lagarde et al., 2014]
-        pbr_input.specular_occlusion =  clamp(pow(NdotV + ssao, exp2(-16.0 * roughness - 1.0)) - 1.0 + ssao, 0.0, 1.0);
+        // Use SSAO to estimate the specular occlusion. [Lagarde et al., 2014]
+        pbr_input.specular_occlusion =  saturate(pow(NdotV + ssao, exp2(-16.0 * roughness - 1.0)) - 1.0 + ssao);
 #endif // SCREEN_SPACE_AMBIENT_OCCLUSION
 
         output_color = pbr_functions::apply_pbr_lighting(pbr_input);
diff --git a/crates/bevy_pbr/src/render/pbr_fragment.wgsl b/crates/bevy_pbr/src/render/pbr_fragment.wgsl
index b897d5decfe18d..fcc0c0c2e54659 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_pbr/src/render/pbr_fragment.wgsl
+++ b/crates/bevy_pbr/src/render/pbr_fragment.wgsl
@@ -174,8 +174,8 @@ fn pbr_input_from_standard_material(
         let ssao = textureLoad(screen_space_ambient_occlusion_texture, vec2<i32>(in.position.xy), 0i).r;
         let ssao_multibounce = gtao_multibounce(ssao, pbr_input.material.base_color.rgb);
         diffuse_occlusion = min(diffuse_occlusion, ssao_multibounce);
-        // Use ssao to estimate the specular occlusion. [Lagarde et al., 2014]
-        specular_occlusion =  clamp(pow(NdotV + ssao, exp2(-16.0 * roughness - 1.0)) - 1.0 + ssao, 0.0, 1.0);
+        // Use SSAO to estimate the specular occlusion. [Lagarde et al., 2014]
+        specular_occlusion =  saturate(pow(NdotV + ssao, exp2(-16.0 * roughness - 1.0)) - 1.0 + ssao);
 #endif
         pbr_input.diffuse_occlusion = diffuse_occlusion;
         pbr_input.specular_occlusion = specular_occlusion;