diff --git a/.pick_status.json b/.pick_status.json
index 881bd689a50..b9ab3ff72d8 100644
--- a/.pick_status.json
+++ b/.pick_status.json
@@ -3190,7 +3190,7 @@
         "description": "zink: don't use defunct custom-flag",
         "nominated": true,
         "nomination_type": 1,
-        "resolution": 0,
+        "resolution": 1,
         "main_sha": null,
         "because_sha": "00dc0036bb6d0c6de1ec3dc395e1d9e63d05ed83"
     },
diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_context.c b/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_context.c
index 57da7503d86..650717c374c 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_context.c
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_context.c
@@ -3958,11 +3958,7 @@ zink_create_stream_output_target(struct pipe_context *pctx,
    if (!t)
       return NULL;
 
-   /* using PIPE_BIND_CUSTOM here lets us create a custom pipe buffer resource,
-    * which allows us to differentiate and use VK_BUFFER_USAGE_TRANSFORM_FEEDBACK_COUNTER_BUFFER_BIT_EXT
-    * as we must for this case
-    */
-   t->counter_buffer = pipe_buffer_create(pctx->screen, PIPE_BIND_STREAM_OUTPUT | PIPE_BIND_CUSTOM, PIPE_USAGE_DEFAULT, 4);
+   t->counter_buffer = pipe_buffer_create(pctx->screen, PIPE_BIND_STREAM_OUTPUT, PIPE_USAGE_DEFAULT, 4);
    if (!t->counter_buffer) {
       FREE(t);
       return NULL;