diff --git a/src/util/00-mesa-defaults.conf b/src/util/00-mesa-defaults.conf
index 787bd71b676..2343a0fc861 100644
--- a/src/util/00-mesa-defaults.conf
+++ b/src/util/00-mesa-defaults.conf
@@ -1083,9 +1083,4 @@ TODO: document the other workarounds.
             <option name="disable_explicit_sync_heuristic" value="true"/>
         </application>
     </device>
-    <device driver="panfrost">
-        <application name="all-default">
-            <option name="allow_rgb16_configs" value="false"/>
-        </application>
-    </device>
 </driconf>
diff --git a/src/util/00-panfrost-defaults.conf b/src/util/00-panfrost-defaults.conf
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..faad95b2818
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/util/00-panfrost-defaults.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+<?xml version="1.0"?>
+<driconf>
+    <device driver="panfrost">
+        <application name="all-default">
+            <option name="allow_rgb16_configs" value="false"/>
+        </application>
+    </device>
+</driconf>
diff --git a/src/util/meson.build b/src/util/meson.build
index e648b1ffb1a..7545e187576 100644
--- a/src/util/meson.build
+++ b/src/util/meson.build
@@ -249,6 +249,10 @@ if with_panfrost_vk
   files_drirc += files('00-panvk-defaults.conf')
 endif
 
+if with_gallium_panfrost
+  files_drirc += files('00-panfrost-defaults.conf')
+endif
+
 if with_gallium_radeonsi
   files_drirc += files('00-radeonsi-defaults.conf')
 endif