diff --git a/.pick_status.json b/.pick_status.json
index 3aca16183ac..42e1020dee1 100644
--- a/.pick_status.json
+++ b/.pick_status.json
@@ -11884,7 +11884,7 @@
         "description": "venus: force async pipeline create on threads creating descriptor pools",
         "nominated": true,
         "nomination_type": 1,
-        "resolution": 0,
+        "resolution": 1,
         "main_sha": null,
         "because_sha": "d17ddcc84773899ef8b022d94969ffc0909db0bc",
         "notes": null
diff --git a/src/virtio/vulkan/vn_descriptor_set.c b/src/virtio/vulkan/vn_descriptor_set.c
index a1899c3b409..f079262421b 100644
--- a/src/virtio/vulkan/vn_descriptor_set.c
+++ b/src/virtio/vulkan/vn_descriptor_set.c
@@ -390,6 +390,8 @@ vn_CreateDescriptorPool(VkDevice device,
    vn_async_vkCreateDescriptorPool(dev->primary_ring, device, pCreateInfo,
                                    NULL, &pool_handle);
 
+   vn_tls_set_async_pipeline_create();
+
    *pDescriptorPool = pool_handle;
 
    return VK_SUCCESS;
diff --git a/src/virtio/vulkan/vn_device.c b/src/virtio/vulkan/vn_device.c
index 00ff23ebced..61e49de673e 100644
--- a/src/virtio/vulkan/vn_device.c
+++ b/src/virtio/vulkan/vn_device.c
@@ -570,6 +570,8 @@ vn_CreateDevice(VkPhysicalDevice physicalDevice,
       vn_log(instance, "%s", physical_dev->properties.vulkan_1_2.driverInfo);
    }
 
+   vn_tls_set_async_pipeline_create();
+
    *pDevice = vn_device_to_handle(dev);
 
    return VK_SUCCESS;