diff --git a/spine-unity/Modules/com.esotericsoftware.spine.urp-shaders/Shaders/Include/Spine-Sprite-ForwardPass-URP.hlsl b/spine-unity/Modules/com.esotericsoftware.spine.urp-shaders/Shaders/Include/Spine-Sprite-ForwardPass-URP.hlsl
index 42aac9a17..1e768e3da 100644
--- a/spine-unity/Modules/com.esotericsoftware.spine.urp-shaders/Shaders/Include/Spine-Sprite-ForwardPass-URP.hlsl
+++ b/spine-unity/Modules/com.esotericsoftware.spine.urp-shaders/Shaders/Include/Spine-Sprite-ForwardPass-URP.hlsl
@@ -367,8 +367,7 @@ half4 ForwardPassFragmentSprite(VertexOutputLWRP input
 #endif
 #if defined(_ADDITIONAL_LIGHTS) && USE_FORWARD_PLUS
 	inputData.normalizedScreenSpaceUV = GetNormalizedScreenSpaceUV(input.pos);
-#else
-	inputData.normalizedScreenSpaceUV = 0;
+	// note: don't assign normalizedScreenSpaceUV otherwise since old URP versions are missing this member variable
 #endif
 
 #if defined(SPECULAR)