diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_resource.c b/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_resource.c
index f2d8f667c74..289d77b466c 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_resource.c
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_resource.c
@@ -922,7 +922,11 @@ get_export_flags(struct zink_screen *screen, const struct pipe_resource *templ,
          return false;
       }
    }
-
+   if (alloc_info->user_mem) {
+      assert(!alloc_info->whandle);
+      alloc_info->external = VK_EXTERNAL_MEMORY_HANDLE_TYPE_HOST_ALLOCATION_BIT_EXT;
+      alloc_info->export_types = VK_EXTERNAL_MEMORY_HANDLE_TYPE_HOST_ALLOCATION_BIT_EXT;
+   }
    /* we may export WINSYS_HANDLE_TYPE_FD handle which is dma-buf */
    if (templ->bind & PIPE_BIND_SHARED && screen->info.have_EXT_external_memory_dma_buf)
       alloc_info->export_types |= VK_EXTERNAL_MEMORY_HANDLE_TYPE_DMA_BUF_BIT_EXT;
@@ -1482,8 +1486,7 @@ resource_object_create(struct zink_screen *screen, const struct pipe_resource *t
    struct mem_alloc_info alloc_info = {
       .whandle = whandle,
       .need_dedicated = false,
-      .external = 0,
-      .export_types = user_mem ? VK_EXTERNAL_MEMORY_HANDLE_TYPE_HOST_ALLOCATION_BIT_EXT : ZINK_EXTERNAL_MEMORY_HANDLE_TYPE_OPAQUE_BIT,
+      .export_types = ZINK_EXTERNAL_MEMORY_HANDLE_TYPE_OPAQUE_BIT,
       .shared = templ->bind & PIPE_BIND_SHARED,
       .user_mem = user_mem
    };