diff --git a/src/vulkan/wsi/wsi_common_drm.c b/src/vulkan/wsi/wsi_common_drm.c
index 0de0b6be522..6d036258a49 100644
--- a/src/vulkan/wsi/wsi_common_drm.c
+++ b/src/vulkan/wsi/wsi_common_drm.c
@@ -321,6 +321,8 @@ wsi_configure_native_image(const struct wsi_swapchain *chain,
    if (result != VK_SUCCESS)
       return result;
 
+   info->explicit_sync = params->explicit_sync;
+
    if (params->num_modifier_lists == 0) {
       /* If we don't have modifiers, fall back to the legacy "scanout" flag */
       info->wsi.scanout = true;
@@ -600,6 +602,8 @@ wsi_configure_prime_image(UNUSED const struct wsi_swapchain *chain,
    if (result != VK_SUCCESS)
       return result;
 
+   info->explicit_sync = params->explicit_sync;
+
    wsi_configure_buffer_image(chain, pCreateInfo,
                               WSI_PRIME_LINEAR_STRIDE_ALIGN, 4096,
                               info);
diff --git a/src/vulkan/wsi/wsi_common_private.h b/src/vulkan/wsi/wsi_common_private.h
index abe90266501..daf0dc3fa90 100644
--- a/src/vulkan/wsi/wsi_common_private.h
+++ b/src/vulkan/wsi/wsi_common_private.h
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ struct wsi_drm_image_params {
    struct wsi_base_image_params base;
 
    bool same_gpu;
+   bool explicit_sync;
 
    uint32_t num_modifier_lists;
    const uint32_t *num_modifiers;