diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_context.c b/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_context.c
index 78b025fc96f..d9fcc67b198 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_context.c
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_context.c
@@ -1786,7 +1786,8 @@ unbind_samplerview(struct zink_context *ctx, gl_shader_stage stage, unsigned slo
          }
          ctx->feedback_loops &= ~BITFIELD_BIT(idx);
       }
-      if (feedback_loops && !ctx->feedback_loops) {
+      if (!zink_screen(ctx->base.screen)->driver_workarounds.always_feedback_loop &&
+          feedback_loops && !ctx->feedback_loops) {
          /* unset feedback loop bits */
          if (ctx->gfx_pipeline_state.feedback_loop)
             ctx->gfx_pipeline_state.dirty = true;
@@ -2825,7 +2826,8 @@ unbind_fb_surface(struct zink_context *ctx, struct pipe_surface *surf, unsigned
       ctx->rp_layout_changed = true;
    }
    ctx->feedback_loops &= ~BITFIELD_BIT(idx);
-   if (feedback_loops && !ctx->feedback_loops) {
+   if (!zink_screen(ctx->base.screen)->driver_workarounds.always_feedback_loop &&
+       feedback_loops && !ctx->feedback_loops) {
       /* unset feedback loop bits */
       if (ctx->gfx_pipeline_state.feedback_loop)
          ctx->gfx_pipeline_state.dirty = true;
diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_screen.c b/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_screen.c
index af914d1ed02..e9517baa1ee 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_screen.c
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_screen.c
@@ -2267,6 +2267,20 @@ init_driver_workarounds(struct zink_screen *screen)
       screen->driver_workarounds.z16_unscaled_bias = 1<<15;
    else
       screen->driver_workarounds.z16_unscaled_bias = 1<<16;
+   /* these drivers don't use VK_PIPELINE_CREATE_COLOR_ATTACHMENT_FEEDBACK_LOOP_BIT_EXT, so it can always be set */
+   switch (screen->info.driver_props.driverID) {
+   case VK_DRIVER_ID_MESA_RADV:
+   case VK_DRIVER_ID_INTEL_OPEN_SOURCE_MESA:
+   case VK_DRIVER_ID_MESA_LLVMPIPE:
+   case VK_DRIVER_ID_MESA_VENUS:
+   case VK_DRIVER_ID_NVIDIA_PROPRIETARY:
+   case VK_DRIVER_ID_INTEL_PROPRIETARY_WINDOWS:
+   case VK_DRIVER_ID_IMAGINATION_PROPRIETARY:
+      screen->driver_workarounds.always_feedback_loop = screen->info.have_EXT_attachment_feedback_loop_layout;
+      break;
+   default:
+      break;
+   }
 }
 
 static struct zink_screen *
diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_types.h b/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_types.h
index 0f0a5c3f86c..567a970f7d4 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_types.h
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_types.h
@@ -1167,6 +1167,7 @@ struct zink_screen {
       bool broken_l4a4;
       bool depth_clip_control_missing;
       bool implicit_sync;
+      bool always_feedback_loop;
       bool force_pipeline_library;
       unsigned z16_unscaled_bias;
       unsigned z24_unscaled_bias;