diff --git a/src/amd/vulkan/meson.build b/src/amd/vulkan/meson.build
index 195e1a3a0c9..b938803fe78 100644
--- a/src/amd/vulkan/meson.build
+++ b/src/amd/vulkan/meson.build
@@ -38,8 +38,12 @@ radv_drirc = custom_target(
     '--import-path', join_paths(dir_source_root, 'src/util'),
     '--drirc-src', '@OUTPUT0@',
     '--drirc-hdr', '@OUTPUT1@',
+    '--validate', join_paths(dir_source_root, 'src/util/00-radv-defaults.conf'),
   ],
-  depend_files : files(join_paths(dir_source_root, 'src/util/drirc_gen.py')),
+  depend_files : files(
+    join_paths(dir_source_root, 'src/util/drirc_gen.py'),
+    join_paths(dir_source_root, 'src/util/00-radv-defaults.conf'),
+  ),
 )
 
 libradv_files = files(
diff --git a/src/amd/vulkan/radv_drirc_gen.py b/src/amd/vulkan/radv_drirc_gen.py
index 1ff4be30143..b0a3dfb29b8 100644
--- a/src/amd/vulkan/radv_drirc_gen.py
+++ b/src/amd/vulkan/radv_drirc_gen.py
@@ -183,9 +183,13 @@ def main():
     parser.add_argument('-p', '--import-path', required=True)
     parser.add_argument('--drirc-src', required=True)
     parser.add_argument('--drirc-hdr', required=True)
+    parser.add_argument('--validate', required=True)
     args = parser.parse_args()
     sys.path.insert(0, args.import_path)
 
+    from drirc_gen import drirc_validate
+    drirc_validate([args.validate], declare_options())
+
     from drirc_gen import drirc_generate
     drirc_generate(args.drirc_src, args.drirc_hdr, "radv", declare_options())