diff --git a/.pick_status.json b/.pick_status.json
index 0aafca7ae94..763cbbdb383 100644
--- a/.pick_status.json
+++ b/.pick_status.json
@@ -954,7 +954,7 @@
         "description": "nvk: Allocate the correct VAB size on Kepler",
         "nominated": true,
         "nomination_type": 2,
-        "resolution": 0,
+        "resolution": 1,
         "main_sha": null,
         "because_sha": "970bd70584610b26198af9736e3b1a30b1373366",
         "notes": null
diff --git a/src/nouveau/vulkan/nvk_cmd_draw.c b/src/nouveau/vulkan/nvk_cmd_draw.c
index 45f0f012bd2..5b11490d12b 100644
--- a/src/nouveau/vulkan/nvk_cmd_draw.c
+++ b/src/nouveau/vulkan/nvk_cmd_draw.c
@@ -530,6 +530,7 @@ nvk_push_draw_state_init(struct nvk_queue *queue, struct nv_push *p)
       P_MTHD(p, NV9097, SET_VAB_MEMORY_AREA_A);
       P_NV9097_SET_VAB_MEMORY_AREA_A(p, vab_addr >> 32);
       P_NV9097_SET_VAB_MEMORY_AREA_B(p, vab_addr);
+      assert(dev->vab_memory->va->size_B == 256 * 1024);
       P_NV9097_SET_VAB_MEMORY_AREA_C(p, SIZE_BYTES_256K);
    }
 
diff --git a/src/nouveau/vulkan/nvk_device.c b/src/nouveau/vulkan/nvk_device.c
index 96cbf6127b6..09965dc1fa2 100644
--- a/src/nouveau/vulkan/nvk_device.c
+++ b/src/nouveau/vulkan/nvk_device.c
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ nvk_CreateDevice(VkPhysicalDevice physicalDevice,
        pdev->info.cls_eng3d < MAXWELL_A) {
       /* max size is 256k */
       result = nvkmd_dev_alloc_mem(dev->nvkmd, &pdev->vk.base,
-                                   1 << 17, 1 << 20, NVKMD_MEM_LOCAL,
+                                   256 * 1024, 0, NVKMD_MEM_LOCAL,
                                    &dev->vab_memory);
       if (result != VK_SUCCESS)
          goto fail_slm;