diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_bo.c b/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_bo.c
index 9b14fb4862c..96ce57534c1 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_bo.c
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_bo.c
@@ -255,6 +255,9 @@ bo_create_internal(struct zink_screen *screen,
    struct zink_bo *bo = NULL;
    bool init_pb_cache;
 
+   /* all non-suballocated bo can cache */
+   init_pb_cache = !pNext;
+
    alignment = get_optimal_alignment(screen, size, alignment);
 
    VkMemoryAllocateFlagsInfo ai;
@@ -288,9 +291,6 @@ bo_create_internal(struct zink_screen *screen,
       return NULL;
    }
 
-   /* all non-suballocated bo can cache */
-   init_pb_cache = !pNext;
-
    if (!bo)
       bo = CALLOC(1, sizeof(struct zink_bo) + init_pb_cache * sizeof(struct pb_cache_entry));
    if (!bo) {