diff --git a/naga/src/back/spv/mod.rs b/naga/src/back/spv/mod.rs
index 3bc2225b0..38a87049e 100644
--- a/naga/src/back/spv/mod.rs
+++ b/naga/src/back/spv/mod.rs
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ impl LocalImageType {
 /// this, by converting everything possible to a `LocalType` before inspecting
 /// it.
 ///
-/// ## `Localtype` equality and SPIR-V `OpType` uniqueness
+/// ## `LocalType` equality and SPIR-V `OpType` uniqueness
 ///
 /// The definition of `Eq` on `LocalType` is carefully chosen to help us follow
 /// certain SPIR-V rules. SPIR-V §2.8 requires some classes of `OpType...`
diff --git a/naga/src/back/spv/writer.rs b/naga/src/back/spv/writer.rs
index a1ee26a5c..73a16c273 100644
--- a/naga/src/back/spv/writer.rs
+++ b/naga/src/back/spv/writer.rs
@@ -970,6 +970,11 @@ impl Writer {
         handle: Handle<crate::Type>,
     ) -> Result<Word, Error> {
         let ty = &arena[handle];
+        // If it's a type that needs SPIR-V capabilities, request them now.
+        // This needs to happen regardless of the LocalType lookup succeeding,
+        // because some types which map to the same LocalType have different
+        // capability requirements. See https://github.com/gfx-rs/wgpu/issues/5569
+        self.request_type_capabilities(&ty.inner)?;
         let id = if let Some(local) = make_local(&ty.inner) {
             // This type can be represented as a `LocalType`, so check if we've
             // already written an instruction for it. If not, do so now, with
@@ -985,10 +990,6 @@ impl Writer {
 
                     self.write_type_declaration_local(id, local);
 
-                    // If it's a type that needs SPIR-V capabilities, request them now,
-                    // so write_type_declaration_local can stay infallible.
-                    self.request_type_capabilities(&ty.inner)?;
-
                     id
                 }
             }