diff --git a/com.unity.render-pipelines.high-definition/CHANGELOG.md b/com.unity.render-pipelines.high-definition/CHANGELOG.md
index a67a929d83b..4bb4ac37c96 100644
--- a/com.unity.render-pipelines.high-definition/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/com.unity.render-pipelines.high-definition/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -160,6 +160,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.
 - Fixed ResourceReloader that was not call anymore at pipeline construction
 - Fixed undo of some properties on light editor.
 - Fixed null reference exception in Raytracing SSS volume component.
+- Fixed artifact appearing when diffuse and specular normal differ too much for eye shader with area lights
 
 ### Changed
 - Changed Window/Render Pipeline/HD Render Pipeline Wizard to Window/Rendering/HDRP Wizard
diff --git a/com.unity.render-pipelines.high-definition/Runtime/Material/Eye/Eye.hlsl b/com.unity.render-pipelines.high-definition/Runtime/Material/Eye/Eye.hlsl
index 8656ecefa19..48e061bc501 100644
--- a/com.unity.render-pipelines.high-definition/Runtime/Material/Eye/Eye.hlsl
+++ b/com.unity.render-pipelines.high-definition/Runtime/Material/Eye/Eye.hlsl
@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@ PreLightData GetPreLightData(float3 V, PositionInputs posInput, inout BSDFData b
     preLightData.ltcTransformSpecular._m00_m02_m11_m20 = SAMPLE_TEXTURE2D_ARRAY_LOD(_LtcData, s_linear_clamp_sampler, uv, LTCLIGHTINGMODEL_GGX, 0);
 
     // Construct a right-handed view-dependent orthogonal basis around the normal
-    preLightData.orthoBasisViewDiffuseNormal = GetOrthoBasisViewNormal(V, bsdfData.diffuseNormalWS, preLightData.NdotV);
+    preLightData.orthoBasisViewDiffuseNormal = GetOrthoBasisViewNormal(V, bsdfData.diffuseNormalWS, dot(V, bsdfData.diffuseNormalWS));
     preLightData.orthoBasisViewNormal = GetOrthoBasisViewNormal(V, N, preLightData.NdotV);
 
     return preLightData;