diff --git a/servers/rendering/shader_language.cpp b/servers/rendering/shader_language.cpp
index ed7406db86a..47d10f91a7b 100644
--- a/servers/rendering/shader_language.cpp
+++ b/servers/rendering/shader_language.cpp
@@ -3326,8 +3326,7 @@ bool ShaderLanguage::_validate_varying_assign(ShaderNode::Varying &p_varying, St
 				p_varying.stage = ShaderNode::Varying::STAGE_FRAGMENT;
 			}
 			break;
-		case ShaderNode::Varying::STAGE_VERTEX_TO_FRAGMENT:
-		case ShaderNode::Varying::STAGE_VERTEX_TO_LIGHT:
+		case ShaderNode::Varying::STAGE_VERTEX_TO_FRAGMENT_LIGHT:
 		case ShaderNode::Varying::STAGE_VERTEX:
 			if (current_function == varying_function_names.fragment) {
 				*r_message = RTR("Varyings which assigned in 'vertex' function may not be reassigned in 'fragment' or 'light'.");
@@ -3356,10 +3355,8 @@ bool ShaderLanguage::_validate_varying_using(ShaderNode::Varying &p_varying, Str
 			unknown_varying_usages.push_back(usage);
 			break;
 		case ShaderNode::Varying::STAGE_VERTEX:
-			if (current_function == varying_function_names.fragment) {
-				p_varying.stage = ShaderNode::Varying::STAGE_VERTEX_TO_FRAGMENT;
-			} else if (current_function == varying_function_names.light) {
-				p_varying.stage = ShaderNode::Varying::STAGE_VERTEX_TO_LIGHT;
+			if (current_function == varying_function_names.fragment || current_function == varying_function_names.light) {
+				p_varying.stage = ShaderNode::Varying::STAGE_VERTEX_TO_FRAGMENT_LIGHT;
 			}
 			break;
 		case ShaderNode::Varying::STAGE_FRAGMENT:
@@ -3367,18 +3364,6 @@ bool ShaderLanguage::_validate_varying_using(ShaderNode::Varying &p_varying, Str
 				p_varying.stage = ShaderNode::Varying::STAGE_FRAGMENT_TO_LIGHT;
 			}
 			break;
-		case ShaderNode::Varying::STAGE_VERTEX_TO_FRAGMENT:
-			if (current_function == varying_function_names.light) {
-				*r_message = RTR("Varying must only be used in two different stages, which can be 'vertex' 'fragment' and 'light'");
-				return false;
-			}
-			break;
-		case ShaderNode::Varying::STAGE_VERTEX_TO_LIGHT:
-			if (current_function == varying_function_names.fragment) {
-				*r_message = RTR("Varying must only be used in two different stages, which can be 'vertex' 'fragment' and 'light'");
-				return false;
-			}
-			break;
 		default:
 			break;
 	}
diff --git a/servers/rendering/shader_language.h b/servers/rendering/shader_language.h
index f27c4aba90b..59c6e193382 100644
--- a/servers/rendering/shader_language.h
+++ b/servers/rendering/shader_language.h
@@ -646,10 +646,9 @@ public:
 		struct Varying {
 			enum Stage {
 				STAGE_UNKNOWN,
-				STAGE_VERTEX, // transition stage to STAGE_VERTEX_TO_FRAGMENT or STAGE_VERTEX_TO_LIGHT, emits error if they are not used
-				STAGE_FRAGMENT, // transition stage to STAGE_FRAGMENT_TO_LIGHT, emits error if it's not used
-				STAGE_VERTEX_TO_FRAGMENT,
-				STAGE_VERTEX_TO_LIGHT,
+				STAGE_VERTEX, // transition stage to STAGE_VERTEX_TO_FRAGMENT_LIGHT, emits warning if it's not used
+				STAGE_FRAGMENT, // transition stage to STAGE_FRAGMENT_TO_LIGHT, emits warning if it's not used
+				STAGE_VERTEX_TO_FRAGMENT_LIGHT,
 				STAGE_FRAGMENT_TO_LIGHT,
 			};