diff --git a/intern/cycles/kernel/device/metal/kernel.metal b/intern/cycles/kernel/device/metal/kernel.metal
index 76f0b8d6315..4b77d99c14d 100644
--- a/intern/cycles/kernel/device/metal/kernel.metal
+++ b/intern/cycles/kernel/device/metal/kernel.metal
@@ -289,9 +289,8 @@ bool metalrt_shadow_all_hit(constant KernelParamsMetal &launch_params_metal,
     }
 
     if (ray_tmax >= max_recorded_t) {
-      /* Accept hit, so that we don't consider any more hits beyond the distance of the
-       * current hit anymore. */
-      payload.result = true;
+      /* Ray hits are not guaranteed to be ordered by distance so don't exit early here.
+       * Continue search. */
       return true;
     }