diff --git a/docs/envvars.rst b/docs/envvars.rst
index 5703fb83075..1f3e05b08f0 100644
--- a/docs/envvars.rst
+++ b/docs/envvars.rst
@@ -1399,7 +1399,7 @@ RADV driver environment variables
    ``nodisplaydcc``
       disable Delta Color Compression (DCC) on displayable images
    ``nodynamicbounds``
-      do not check OOB access for dynamic descriptors
+      do not check OOB access for dynamic descriptors (deprecated)
    ``noeso``
       disable VK_EXT_shader_object
    ``nofastclears``
diff --git a/src/amd/vulkan/radv_cmd_buffer.c b/src/amd/vulkan/radv_cmd_buffer.c
index 35455b9e0c8..1acaf9a1a8d 100644
--- a/src/amd/vulkan/radv_cmd_buffer.c
+++ b/src/amd/vulkan/radv_cmd_buffer.c
@@ -7694,7 +7694,7 @@ radv_bind_descriptor_sets(struct radv_cmd_buffer *cmd_buffer, const VkBindDescri
    struct radv_device *device = radv_cmd_buffer_device(cmd_buffer);
    const struct radv_physical_device *pdev = radv_device_physical(device);
    const struct radv_instance *instance = radv_physical_device_instance(pdev);
-   const bool no_dynamic_bounds = instance->debug_flags & RADV_DEBUG_NO_DYNAMIC_BOUNDS;
+   const bool no_dynamic_bounds = instance->drirc.no_dynamic_bounds;
    struct radv_descriptor_state *descriptors_state = radv_get_descriptors_state(cmd_buffer, bind_point);
    unsigned dyn_idx = 0;
 
diff --git a/src/amd/vulkan/radv_debug.h b/src/amd/vulkan/radv_debug.h
index 512a4378400..e2f6f8c0850 100644
--- a/src/amd/vulkan/radv_debug.h
+++ b/src/amd/vulkan/radv_debug.h
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ enum {
    RADV_DEBUG_ZERO_VRAM = 1ull << 10,
    RADV_DEBUG_SYNC_SHADERS = 1ull << 11,
    RADV_DEBUG_DUMP_PREOPT_IR = 1ull << 12,
-   RADV_DEBUG_NO_DYNAMIC_BOUNDS = 1ull << 13,
+   RADV_DEBUG_NO_DYNAMIC_BOUNDS = 1ull << 13, /* deprecated */
    RADV_DEBUG_INFO = 1ull << 14,
    RADV_DEBUG_STARTUP = 1ull << 15,
    RADV_DEBUG_CHECKIR = 1ull << 16,
diff --git a/src/amd/vulkan/radv_instance.c b/src/amd/vulkan/radv_instance.c
index 8e956ceb3e4..b4e61150511 100644
--- a/src/amd/vulkan/radv_instance.c
+++ b/src/amd/vulkan/radv_instance.c
@@ -220,8 +220,7 @@ radv_init_dri_options(struct radv_instance *instance)
    instance->drirc.disable_tc_compat_htile_in_general =
       driQueryOptionb(&instance->drirc.options, "radv_disable_tc_compat_htile_general");
 
-   if (driQueryOptionb(&instance->drirc.options, "radv_no_dynamic_bounds"))
-      instance->debug_flags |= RADV_DEBUG_NO_DYNAMIC_BOUNDS;
+   instance->drirc.no_dynamic_bounds = driQueryOptionb(&instance->drirc.options, "radv_no_dynamic_bounds");
 
    if (driQueryOptionb(&instance->drirc.options, "radv_invariant_geom"))
       instance->debug_flags |= RADV_DEBUG_INVARIANT_GEOM;
@@ -440,6 +439,13 @@ radv_CreateInstance(const VkInstanceCreateInfo *pCreateInfo, const VkAllocationC
 
    radv_init_dri_options(instance);
 
+   /* Handle deprecated RADV_DEBUG options. */
+   if (instance->debug_flags & RADV_DEBUG_NO_DYNAMIC_BOUNDS) {
+      fprintf(stderr, "radv: RADV_DEBUG=nodynamicbounds is deprecated and will it be removed in future Mesa releases. "
+                      "Please use radv_no_dynamic_bounds=true instead.\n");
+      instance->drirc.no_dynamic_bounds = true;
+   }
+
    *pInstance = radv_instance_to_handle(instance);
 
    return VK_SUCCESS;
diff --git a/src/amd/vulkan/radv_instance.h b/src/amd/vulkan/radv_instance.h
index 95f802912a5..0574f5696fb 100644
--- a/src/amd/vulkan/radv_instance.h
+++ b/src/amd/vulkan/radv_instance.h
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ struct radv_instance {
       bool expose_float16_gfx8;
       bool disable_hiz_his_gfx12;
       bool cooperative_matrix2_nv;
+      bool no_dynamic_bounds;
       char *app_layer;
       uint8_t override_graphics_shader_version;
       uint8_t override_compute_shader_version;