diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_draw.cpp b/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_draw.cpp
index d1eb37ac37f..f4e225cd965 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_draw.cpp
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_draw.cpp
@@ -562,11 +562,11 @@ zink_draw(struct pipe_context *pctx,
 
    barrier_draw_buffers(ctx, dinfo, dindirect, index_buffer);
 
+   zink_batch_rp(ctx);
+
    if (BATCH_CHANGED)
       zink_update_descriptor_refs(ctx, false);
 
-   zink_batch_rp(ctx);
-
    /* these must be after renderpass start to avoid issues with recursion */
    bool drawid_broken = false;
    if (reads_drawid && (!dindirect || !dindirect->buffer))