diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/zink/ci/zink-anv-tgl-fails.txt b/src/gallium/drivers/zink/ci/zink-anv-tgl-fails.txt
index ba6631a1c96..a6078969657 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/zink/ci/zink-anv-tgl-fails.txt
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/zink/ci/zink-anv-tgl-fails.txt
@@ -607,3 +607,7 @@ KHR-GL46.sparse_texture2_tests.SparseTexture2Lookup,Crash
 spec@arb_shader_storage_buffer_object@max-ssbo-size@fs,Crash
 spec@arb_shader_storage_buffer_object@max-ssbo-size@vs,Crash
 
+# Failing on a bunch of drivers with an assert on the weak_ref
+# pipeline cache, seems to be a zink issue not destroying a
+# shader/pipeline before calling vkDestroyPipeline()
+spec@ext_external_objects@vk-vert-buf-reuse,Crash
diff --git a/src/intel/vulkan/anv_device.c b/src/intel/vulkan/anv_device.c
index cbe665eb4e4..8ad497da043 100644
--- a/src/intel/vulkan/anv_device.c
+++ b/src/intel/vulkan/anv_device.c
@@ -3796,7 +3796,7 @@ VkResult anv_CreateDevice(
    if (result != VK_SUCCESS)
       goto fail_btd_fifo_bo;
 
-   struct vk_pipeline_cache_create_info pcc_info = { };
+   struct vk_pipeline_cache_create_info pcc_info = { .weak_ref = true, };
    device->vk.mem_cache =
       vk_pipeline_cache_create(&device->vk, &pcc_info, NULL);
    if (!device->vk.mem_cache) {
@@ -3809,9 +3809,12 @@ VkResult anv_CreateDevice(
     * shaders to remain resident while it runs. Therefore, we need a special
     * cache just for BLORP/RT that's forced to always be enabled.
     */
-   pcc_info.force_enable = true;
+   struct vk_pipeline_cache_create_info internal_pcc_info = {
+      .force_enable = true,
+      .weak_ref = false,
+   };
    device->internal_cache =
-      vk_pipeline_cache_create(&device->vk, &pcc_info, NULL);
+      vk_pipeline_cache_create(&device->vk, &internal_pcc_info, NULL);
    if (device->internal_cache == NULL) {
       result = vk_error(device, VK_ERROR_OUT_OF_HOST_MEMORY);
       goto fail_default_pipeline_cache;