diff --git a/src/nouveau/nil/nil_image.c b/src/nouveau/nil/nil_image.c
index 7caeaa238fa..0863edad2f0 100644
--- a/src/nouveau/nil/nil_image.c
+++ b/src/nouveau/nil/nil_image.c
@@ -94,6 +94,9 @@ static struct nil_tiling
 choose_tiling(struct nil_extent4d extent_B,
               enum nil_image_usage_flags usage)
 {
+   if (usage & NIL_IMAGE_USAGE_LINEAR_BIT)
+      return (struct nil_tiling) { .is_tiled = false };
+
    struct nil_tiling tiling = {
       .is_tiled = true,
       .gob_height_8 = true,
diff --git a/src/nouveau/nil/nil_image.h b/src/nouveau/nil/nil_image.h
index 6acb8fc3d7a..7f876184003 100644
--- a/src/nouveau/nil/nil_image.h
+++ b/src/nouveau/nil/nil_image.h
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ enum nil_image_usage_flags {
    NIL_IMAGE_USAGE_STORAGE_BIT         = BITFIELD_BIT(4),
    NIL_IMAGE_USAGE_CUBE_BIT            = BITFIELD_BIT(5),
    NIL_IMAGE_USAGE_2D_VIEW_BIT         = BITFIELD_BIT(6),
+   NIL_IMAGE_USAGE_LINEAR_BIT          = BITFIELD_BIT(7),
 };
 
 enum PACKED nil_view_type {
diff --git a/src/nouveau/vulkan/nvk_image.c b/src/nouveau/vulkan/nvk_image.c
index 5f6a4d0ebbe..b6d868991d1 100644
--- a/src/nouveau/vulkan/nvk_image.c
+++ b/src/nouveau/vulkan/nvk_image.c
@@ -195,6 +195,10 @@ static VkResult nvk_image_init(struct nvk_device *device,
 {
    vk_image_init(&device->vk, &image->vk, pCreateInfo);
 
+   enum nil_image_usage_flags usage = 0; /* TODO */
+   if (pCreateInfo->tiling == VK_IMAGE_TILING_LINEAR)
+      usage |= NIL_IMAGE_USAGE_LINEAR_BIT;
+
    struct nil_image_init_info nil_info = {
       .dim = vk_image_type_to_nil_dim(pCreateInfo->imageType),
       .format = vk_format_to_pipe_format(pCreateInfo->format),
@@ -206,6 +210,7 @@ static VkResult nvk_image_init(struct nvk_device *device,
       },
       .levels = pCreateInfo->mipLevels,
       .samples = pCreateInfo->samples,
+      .usage = usage,
    };
 
    ASSERTED bool ok = nil_image_init(nvk_device_physical(device)->dev,