diff --git a/src/intel/vulkan/anv_device.c b/src/intel/vulkan/anv_device.c
index d4ebf940edb..60916444d23 100644
--- a/src/intel/vulkan/anv_device.c
+++ b/src/intel/vulkan/anv_device.c
@@ -2107,8 +2107,7 @@ anv_physical_device_init_queue_families(struct anv_physical_device *pdevice)
          intel_engines_count(pdevice->engine_info, INTEL_ENGINE_CLASS_VIDEO);
       int g_count = 0;
       int c_count = 0;
-      const bool kernel_supports_non_render_engines =
-         pdevice->info.kmd_type == INTEL_KMD_TYPE_XE || pdevice->has_vm_control;
+      const bool kernel_supports_non_render_engines = pdevice->has_vm_control;
       const bool sparse_supports_non_render_engines =
          pdevice->sparse_type != ANV_SPARSE_TYPE_TRTT;
       const bool can_use_non_render_engines =
diff --git a/src/intel/vulkan/anv_private.h b/src/intel/vulkan/anv_private.h
index 52b7d98df54..f1c273b8a65 100644
--- a/src/intel/vulkan/anv_private.h
+++ b/src/intel/vulkan/anv_private.h
@@ -1013,7 +1013,7 @@ struct anv_physical_device {
     /** True if we can create protected contexts. */
     bool                                        has_protected_contexts;
 
-    /** Whether the i915 driver has the ability to create VM objects */
+    /** Whether KMD has the ability to create VM objects */
     bool                                        has_vm_control;
 
     /** True if we have the means to do sparse binding (e.g., a Kernel driver
diff --git a/src/intel/vulkan/xe/anv_device.c b/src/intel/vulkan/xe/anv_device.c
index a3879e6bf1a..9eabea31f52 100644
--- a/src/intel/vulkan/xe/anv_device.c
+++ b/src/intel/vulkan/xe/anv_device.c
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ anv_xe_physical_device_get_parameters(struct anv_physical_device *device)
                        "unable to query device config");
 
    device->has_exec_timeline = true;
+   device->has_vm_control = true;
    device->max_context_priority =
          drm_sched_priority_to_vk_priority(config->info[DRM_XE_QUERY_CONFIG_MAX_EXEC_QUEUE_PRIORITY]);