diff --git a/src/back/hlsl/conv.rs b/src/back/hlsl/conv.rs
index eb6515f9ce..978b073880 100644
--- a/src/back/hlsl/conv.rs
+++ b/src/back/hlsl/conv.rs
@@ -111,12 +111,14 @@ impl crate::BuiltIn {
 }
 
 impl crate::Interpolation {
-    /// Helper function that returns the string corresponding to the HLSL interpolation qualifier
-    pub(super) fn to_hlsl_str(self) -> &'static str {
+    /// Return the string corresponding to the HLSL interpolation qualifier.
+    pub(super) fn to_hlsl_str(self) -> Option<&'static str> {
         match self {
-            Self::Perspective => "linear",
-            Self::Linear => "noperspective",
-            Self::Flat => "nointerpolation",
+            // Would be "linear", but it's the default interpolation in SM4 and up
+            // https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/direct3dhlsl/dx-graphics-hlsl-struct#interpolation-modifiers-introduced-in-shader-model-4
+            Self::Perspective => None,
+            Self::Linear => Some("noperspective"),
+            Self::Flat => Some("nointerpolation"),
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/back/hlsl/writer.rs b/src/back/hlsl/writer.rs
index 66a1fc57af..9d6214f29d 100644
--- a/src/back/hlsl/writer.rs
+++ b/src/back/hlsl/writer.rs
@@ -758,7 +758,9 @@ impl<'a, W: fmt::Write> super::Writer<'a, W> {
                     }) = member.binding
                     {
                         if let Some(interpolation) = interpolation {
-                            write!(self.out, "{} ", interpolation.to_hlsl_str())?
+                            if let Some(string) = interpolation.to_hlsl_str() {
+                                write!(self.out, "{} ", string)?
+                            }
                         }
 
                         if let Some(sampling) = sampling {
diff --git a/tests/out/hlsl/interface.hlsl b/tests/out/hlsl/interface.hlsl
index 9ccafc3405..37098b4dac 100644
--- a/tests/out/hlsl/interface.hlsl
+++ b/tests/out/hlsl/interface.hlsl
@@ -7,13 +7,13 @@ ConstantBuffer<NagaConstants> _NagaConstants: register(b0, space1);
 
 struct VertexOutput {
     float4 position : SV_Position;
-    linear float varying : LOC1;
+    float varying : LOC1;
 };
 
 struct FragmentOutput {
     float depth : SV_Depth;
     uint sample_mask : SV_Coverage;
-    linear float color : SV_Target0;
+    float color : SV_Target0;
 };
 
 struct Input1_ {
diff --git a/tests/out/hlsl/interpolate.hlsl b/tests/out/hlsl/interpolate.hlsl
index 07e0090d7d..b45de9447a 100644
--- a/tests/out/hlsl/interpolate.hlsl
+++ b/tests/out/hlsl/interpolate.hlsl
@@ -5,9 +5,9 @@ struct FragmentInput {
     noperspective float linear_ : LOC1;
     noperspective centroid float2 linear_centroid : LOC2;
     noperspective sample float3 linear_sample : LOC3;
-    linear float4 perspective : LOC4;
-    linear centroid float perspective_centroid : LOC5;
-    linear sample float perspective_sample : LOC6;
+    float4 perspective : LOC4;
+    centroid float perspective_centroid : LOC5;
+    sample float perspective_sample : LOC6;
 };
 
 struct VertexOutput_vert_main {
diff --git a/tests/out/hlsl/quad-vert.hlsl b/tests/out/hlsl/quad-vert.hlsl
index 7b926b1067..a02dde77f0 100644
--- a/tests/out/hlsl/quad-vert.hlsl
+++ b/tests/out/hlsl/quad-vert.hlsl
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ struct gl_PerVertex {
 };
 
 struct type_9 {
-    linear float2 member : LOC0;
+    float2 member : LOC0;
     float4 gl_Position : SV_Position;
 };
 
diff --git a/tests/out/hlsl/quad.hlsl b/tests/out/hlsl/quad.hlsl
index ee1bc56efd..d4f7ed54b9 100644
--- a/tests/out/hlsl/quad.hlsl
+++ b/tests/out/hlsl/quad.hlsl
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 static const float c_scale = 1.2000000476837158;
 
 struct VertexOutput {
-    linear float2 uv : LOC0;
+    float2 uv : LOC0;
     float4 position : SV_Position;
 };
 
diff --git a/tests/out/hlsl/shadow.hlsl b/tests/out/hlsl/shadow.hlsl
index aca4edda3c..b66713092b 100644
--- a/tests/out/hlsl/shadow.hlsl
+++ b/tests/out/hlsl/shadow.hlsl
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ struct Entity {
 
 struct VertexOutput {
     float4 proj_position : SV_Position;
-    linear float3 world_normal : LOC0;
-    linear float4 world_position : LOC1;
+    float3 world_normal : LOC0;
+    float4 world_position : LOC1;
 };
 
 struct Light {
diff --git a/tests/out/hlsl/skybox.hlsl b/tests/out/hlsl/skybox.hlsl
index 3988369cf5..3664c497cf 100644
--- a/tests/out/hlsl/skybox.hlsl
+++ b/tests/out/hlsl/skybox.hlsl
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ ConstantBuffer<NagaConstants> _NagaConstants: register(b1);
 
 struct VertexOutput {
     float4 position : SV_Position;
-    linear float3 uv : LOC0;
+    float3 uv : LOC0;
 };
 
 struct Data {