diff --git a/.pick_status.json b/.pick_status.json
index f081581f4f8..fb9f5e13a36 100644
--- a/.pick_status.json
+++ b/.pick_status.json
@@ -784,7 +784,7 @@
         "description": "zink: try getting sparse page size again without storage bit on fail",
         "nominated": true,
         "nomination_type": 0,
-        "resolution": 0,
+        "resolution": 1,
         "main_sha": null,
         "because_sha": null,
         "notes": null
diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_screen.c b/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_screen.c
index ee2f61d80ce..7089f8041a1 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_screen.c
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_screen.c
@@ -2563,11 +2563,21 @@ zink_get_sparse_texture_virtual_page_size(struct pipe_screen *pscreen,
                                                        VK_IMAGE_TILING_OPTIMAL,
                                                        &prop_count, props);
    if (!prop_count) {
-      if (pformat == PIPE_FORMAT_R9G9B9E5_FLOAT) {
-         screen->faked_e5sparse = true;
-         goto hack_it_up;
+      /* format may not support storage; try without */
+      flags &= ~VK_IMAGE_USAGE_STORAGE_BIT;
+      prop_count = ARRAY_SIZE(props);
+      VKSCR(GetPhysicalDeviceSparseImageFormatProperties)(screen->pdev, format, type,
+                                                         multi_sample ? VK_SAMPLE_COUNT_2_BIT : VK_SAMPLE_COUNT_1_BIT,
+                                                         flags,
+                                                         VK_IMAGE_TILING_OPTIMAL,
+                                                         &prop_count, props);
+      if (!prop_count) {
+         if (pformat == PIPE_FORMAT_R9G9B9E5_FLOAT) {
+            screen->faked_e5sparse = true;
+            goto hack_it_up;
+         }
+         return 0;
       }
-      return 0;
    }
 
    if (size) {