diff --git a/src/intel/vulkan/tests/block_pool_grow_first.c b/src/intel/vulkan/tests/block_pool_grow_first.c
index aea12b29de8..48989f174ed 100644
--- a/src/intel/vulkan/tests/block_pool_grow_first.c
+++ b/src/intel/vulkan/tests/block_pool_grow_first.c
@@ -27,7 +27,11 @@
 
 int main(int argc, char **argv)
 {
-   struct anv_instance instance;
+   struct anv_instance instance = {
+      .physicalDevice = {
+         .use_softpin = true,
+      },
+   };
    struct anv_device device = {
       .instance = &instance,
    };
diff --git a/src/intel/vulkan/tests/block_pool_no_free.c b/src/intel/vulkan/tests/block_pool_no_free.c
index f6aa47688af..34b9e8c6a0d 100644
--- a/src/intel/vulkan/tests/block_pool_no_free.c
+++ b/src/intel/vulkan/tests/block_pool_no_free.c
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ static void validate_monotonic(int32_t **blocks)
 
 static void run_test()
 {
-   struct anv_instance instance;
+   struct anv_instance instance = { };
    struct anv_device device = {
       .instance = &instance,
    };
diff --git a/src/intel/vulkan/tests/state_pool.c b/src/intel/vulkan/tests/state_pool.c
index 34743c601c3..04ac809bf5d 100644
--- a/src/intel/vulkan/tests/state_pool.c
+++ b/src/intel/vulkan/tests/state_pool.c
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
 
 int main(int argc, char **argv)
 {
-   struct anv_instance instance;
+   struct anv_instance instance = { };
    struct anv_device device = {
       .instance = &instance,
    };
diff --git a/src/intel/vulkan/tests/state_pool_free_list_only.c b/src/intel/vulkan/tests/state_pool_free_list_only.c
index 9f1eb866e4e..d4bdbddef9b 100644
--- a/src/intel/vulkan/tests/state_pool_free_list_only.c
+++ b/src/intel/vulkan/tests/state_pool_free_list_only.c
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 
 int main(int argc, char **argv)
 {
-   struct anv_instance instance;
+   struct anv_instance instance = { };
    struct anv_device device = {
       .instance = &instance,
    };
diff --git a/src/intel/vulkan/tests/state_pool_no_free.c b/src/intel/vulkan/tests/state_pool_no_free.c
index cb6591266e8..af2c199bf6d 100644
--- a/src/intel/vulkan/tests/state_pool_no_free.c
+++ b/src/intel/vulkan/tests/state_pool_no_free.c
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ static void *alloc_states(void *_job)
 
 static void run_test()
 {
-   struct anv_instance instance;
+   struct anv_instance instance = { };
    struct anv_device device = {
       .instance = &instance,
    };
diff --git a/src/intel/vulkan/tests/state_pool_padding.c b/src/intel/vulkan/tests/state_pool_padding.c
index 44509cde07a..c37de4ff6cc 100644
--- a/src/intel/vulkan/tests/state_pool_padding.c
+++ b/src/intel/vulkan/tests/state_pool_padding.c
@@ -27,7 +27,11 @@
 
 int main(int argc, char **argv)
 {
-   struct anv_instance instance;
+   struct anv_instance instance = {
+      .physicalDevice = {
+         .use_softpin = true,
+      },
+   };
    struct anv_device device = {
       .instance = &instance,
    };