diff --git a/.pick_status.json b/.pick_status.json
index 11ac67ff93a..935ddc65aeb 100644
--- a/.pick_status.json
+++ b/.pick_status.json
@@ -344,7 +344,7 @@
         "description": "asahi: fix no16 flag",
         "nominated": true,
         "nomination_type": 1,
-        "resolution": 0,
+        "resolution": 1,
         "main_sha": null,
         "because_sha": "3cb8c1de819105cb21bab8ab02f1fc9a14ff4863",
         "notes": null
diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/asahi/agx_pipe.c b/src/gallium/drivers/asahi/agx_pipe.c
index b3b3d29850a..9d550c769aa 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/asahi/agx_pipe.c
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/asahi/agx_pipe.c
@@ -2631,10 +2631,6 @@ agx_screen_create(int fd, struct renderonly *ro,
    driParseConfigFiles(config->options, config->options_info, 0, "asahi", NULL,
                        NULL, NULL, 0, NULL, 0);
 
-   /* Forward no16 flag from driconf */
-   if (driQueryOptionb(config->options, "no_fp16"))
-      agx_screen->dev.debug |= AGX_DBG_NO16;
-
    agx_screen->dev.fd = fd;
    agx_screen->dev.ro = ro;
    u_rwlock_init(&agx_screen->destroy_lock);
@@ -2645,6 +2641,12 @@ agx_screen_create(int fd, struct renderonly *ro,
       return NULL;
    }
 
+   /* Forward no16 flag from driconf. This must happen after opening the device,
+    * since agx_open_device sets debug.
+    */
+   if (driQueryOptionb(config->options, "no_fp16"))
+      agx_screen->dev.debug |= AGX_DBG_NO16;
+
    screen->destroy = agx_destroy_screen;
    screen->get_screen_fd = agx_screen_get_fd;
    screen->get_name = agx_get_name;