diff --git a/src/nouveau/vulkan/nvk_wsi.c b/src/nouveau/vulkan/nvk_wsi.c
index 6c9c459ad36..11c554721ac 100644
--- a/src/nouveau/vulkan/nvk_wsi.c
+++ b/src/nouveau/vulkan/nvk_wsi.c
@@ -29,7 +29,8 @@ nvk_init_wsi(struct nvk_physical_device *pdev)
       return result;
 
    pdev->wsi_device.supports_scanout = false;
-   pdev->wsi_device.supports_modifiers = true;
+   pdev->wsi_device.supports_modifiers =
+      pdev->vk.supported_extensions.table.EXT_image_drm_format_modifier;
 
    pdev->vk.wsi_device = &pdev->wsi_device;