diff --git a/source/blender/gpu/GPU_compilation_subprocess.hh b/source/blender/gpu/GPU_compilation_subprocess.hh
index eeb769fb7fd..64ca388ccec 100644
--- a/source/blender/gpu/GPU_compilation_subprocess.hh
+++ b/source/blender/gpu/GPU_compilation_subprocess.hh
@@ -10,6 +10,4 @@
 
 void GPU_compilation_subprocess_run(const char *subprocess_name);
 
-void GPU_shader_cache_dir_clear_old();
-
 #endif
diff --git a/source/blender/gpu/GPU_shader.hh b/source/blender/gpu/GPU_shader.hh
index d78a0825c30..7f6dc0eb8d2 100644
--- a/source/blender/gpu/GPU_shader.hh
+++ b/source/blender/gpu/GPU_shader.hh
@@ -388,6 +388,8 @@ int GPU_shader_get_builtin_uniform(GPUShader *shader, int builtin);
  */
 void GPU_shader_compile_static();
 
+void GPU_shader_cache_dir_clear_old();
+
 /** DEPRECATED: Use hard-coded buffer location instead. */
 enum GPUUniformBlockBuiltin {
   GPU_UNIFORM_BLOCK_VIEW = 0, /* viewBlock */
diff --git a/source/blender/gpu/dummy/dummy_backend.hh b/source/blender/gpu/dummy/dummy_backend.hh
index 566bb679c1d..258f58b5f42 100644
--- a/source/blender/gpu/dummy/dummy_backend.hh
+++ b/source/blender/gpu/dummy/dummy_backend.hh
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@ class DummyBackend : public GPUBackend {
   {
     return new DummyVertexBuffer;
   }
+  void shader_cache_dir_clear_old() override {}
   void render_begin() override {}
   void render_end() override {}
   void render_step() override {}
diff --git a/source/blender/gpu/intern/gpu_backend.hh b/source/blender/gpu/intern/gpu_backend.hh
index fe938ebb6df..0b1df0e46d9 100644
--- a/source/blender/gpu/intern/gpu_backend.hh
+++ b/source/blender/gpu/intern/gpu_backend.hh
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ class GPUBackend {
   virtual UniformBuf *uniformbuf_alloc(size_t size, const char *name) = 0;
   virtual StorageBuf *storagebuf_alloc(size_t size, GPUUsageType usage, const char *name) = 0;
   virtual VertBuf *vertbuf_alloc() = 0;
+  virtual void shader_cache_dir_clear_old() = 0;
 
   /* Render Frame Coordination --
    * Used for performing per-frame actions globally */
diff --git a/source/blender/gpu/intern/gpu_shader.cc b/source/blender/gpu/intern/gpu_shader.cc
index cd79392ced3..616ea6ac67c 100644
--- a/source/blender/gpu/intern/gpu_shader.cc
+++ b/source/blender/gpu/intern/gpu_shader.cc
@@ -352,6 +352,11 @@ void GPU_shader_compile_static()
   gpu_shader_create_info_compile("");
 }
 
+void GPU_shader_cache_dir_clear_old()
+{
+  GPUBackend::get()->shader_cache_dir_clear_old();
+}
+
 /** \} */
 
 /* -------------------------------------------------------------------- */
diff --git a/source/blender/gpu/metal/mtl_backend.hh b/source/blender/gpu/metal/mtl_backend.hh
index b22bdf8f711..0bcda681f19 100644
--- a/source/blender/gpu/metal/mtl_backend.hh
+++ b/source/blender/gpu/metal/mtl_backend.hh
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ class MTLBackend : public GPUBackend {
   UniformBuf *uniformbuf_alloc(size_t size, const char *name) override;
   StorageBuf *storagebuf_alloc(size_t size, GPUUsageType usage, const char *name) override;
   VertBuf *vertbuf_alloc() override;
+  void shader_cache_dir_clear_old() override {}
 
   /* Render Frame Coordination. */
   void render_begin() override;
diff --git a/source/blender/gpu/opengl/gl_backend.hh b/source/blender/gpu/opengl/gl_backend.hh
index 13dfd9a3774..5d5417dae45 100644
--- a/source/blender/gpu/opengl/gl_backend.hh
+++ b/source/blender/gpu/opengl/gl_backend.hh
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 #endif
 
 #include "gl_batch.hh"
+#include "gl_compilation_subprocess.hh"
 #include "gl_compute.hh"
 #include "gl_context.hh"
 #include "gl_drawlist.hh"
@@ -165,6 +166,13 @@ class GLBackend : public GPUBackend {
     glBindBuffer(GL_DISPATCH_INDIRECT_BUFFER, 0);
   }
 
+  void shader_cache_dir_clear_old() override
+  {
+#if BLI_SUBPROCESS_SUPPORT
+    GL_shader_cache_dir_clear_old();
+#endif
+  }
+
   /* Render Frame Coordination */
   void render_begin() override{};
   void render_end() override{};
diff --git a/source/blender/gpu/opengl/gl_compilation_subprocess.cc b/source/blender/gpu/opengl/gl_compilation_subprocess.cc
index 8f0de0b12c6..92634e40bc3 100644
--- a/source/blender/gpu/opengl/gl_compilation_subprocess.cc
+++ b/source/blender/gpu/opengl/gl_compilation_subprocess.cc
@@ -283,7 +283,8 @@ void GPU_compilation_subprocess_run(const char *subprocess_name)
   GHOST_DisposeSystem(ghost_system);
 }
 
-void GPU_shader_cache_dir_clear_old()
+namespace blender::gpu {
+void GL_shader_cache_dir_clear_old()
 {
   std::string cache_dir = cache_dir_get();
 
@@ -302,5 +303,6 @@ void GPU_shader_cache_dir_clear_old()
   }
   BLI_filelist_free(entries, dir_len);
 }
+}  // namespace blender::gpu
 
 #endif
diff --git a/source/blender/gpu/opengl/gl_compilation_subprocess.hh b/source/blender/gpu/opengl/gl_compilation_subprocess.hh
index 0cdbf1db34d..4ccad743906 100644
--- a/source/blender/gpu/opengl/gl_compilation_subprocess.hh
+++ b/source/blender/gpu/opengl/gl_compilation_subprocess.hh
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@ struct ShaderBinaryHeader {
 static_assert(sizeof(ShaderBinaryHeader) == compilation_subprocess_shared_memory_size,
               "Size must match the shared memory size");
 
+void GL_shader_cache_dir_clear_old();
+
 }  // namespace blender::gpu
 
 #endif
diff --git a/source/blender/gpu/vulkan/vk_backend.hh b/source/blender/gpu/vulkan/vk_backend.hh
index 38863a14e10..dc7f8d590ab 100644
--- a/source/blender/gpu/vulkan/vk_backend.hh
+++ b/source/blender/gpu/vulkan/vk_backend.hh
@@ -76,6 +76,8 @@ class VKBackend : public GPUBackend {
   StorageBuf *storagebuf_alloc(size_t size, GPUUsageType usage, const char *name) override;
   VertBuf *vertbuf_alloc() override;
 
+  void shader_cache_dir_clear_old() override {}
+
   /* Render Frame Coordination --
    * Used for performing per-frame actions globally */
   void render_begin() override;
diff --git a/source/blender/windowmanager/intern/wm_init_exit.cc b/source/blender/windowmanager/intern/wm_init_exit.cc
index b3bec2e706e..7391179ab45 100644
--- a/source/blender/windowmanager/intern/wm_init_exit.cc
+++ b/source/blender/windowmanager/intern/wm_init_exit.cc
@@ -656,6 +656,7 @@ void WM_exit_ex(bContext *C, const bool do_python_exit, const bool do_user_exit_
     DRW_gpu_context_enable_ex(false);
     UI_exit();
     GPU_pass_cache_free();
+    GPU_shader_cache_dir_clear_old();
     GPU_exit();
     DRW_gpu_context_disable_ex(false);
     DRW_gpu_context_destroy();
@@ -691,10 +692,6 @@ void WM_exit_ex(bContext *C, const bool do_python_exit, const bool do_user_exit_
 
   BKE_tempdir_session_purge();
 
-#if defined(WITH_OPENGL_BACKEND) && BLI_SUBPROCESS_SUPPORT
-  GPU_shader_cache_dir_clear_old();
-#endif
-
   /* Logging cannot be called after exiting (#CLOG_INFO, #CLOG_WARN etc will crash).
    * So postpone exiting until other sub-systems that may use logging have shut down. */
   CLG_exit();