diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_resource.c b/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_resource.c
index b2eaaedee15..ef817183425 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_resource.c
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_resource.c
@@ -437,7 +437,8 @@ resource_object_create(struct zink_screen *screen, const struct pipe_resource *t
 
    if (templ->flags & PIPE_RESOURCE_FLAG_MAP_COHERENT)
       flags |= VK_MEMORY_PROPERTY_HOST_COHERENT_BIT;
-   else if (!(flags & VK_MEMORY_PROPERTY_DEVICE_LOCAL_BIT))
+   else if (!(flags & VK_MEMORY_PROPERTY_DEVICE_LOCAL_BIT) &&
+            templ->usage != PIPE_USAGE_STAGING)
       flags |= VK_MEMORY_PROPERTY_HOST_CACHED_BIT;
 
    VkMemoryAllocateInfo mai = {};