diff --git a/src/virtio/vulkan/vn_descriptor_set.c b/src/virtio/vulkan/vn_descriptor_set.c
index 47a803c6dd2..43ea6c2af3a 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 aab76ad484a..e263d6d2b82 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;