diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_context.c b/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_context.c
index 5e94582cdd9..df8307d0947 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_context.c
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_context.c
@@ -3214,7 +3214,7 @@ zink_resource_buffer_needs_barrier(struct zink_resource *res, VkAccessFlags flag
       pipeline = pipeline_access_stage(flags);
    return zink_resource_access_is_write(res->obj->access) ||
           zink_resource_access_is_write(flags) ||
-          ((res->obj->access_stage & pipeline) != pipeline && !(res->obj->access_stage & (pipeline - 1))) ||
+          (res->obj->access_stage & pipeline) != pipeline ||
           (res->obj->access & flags) != flags;
 }