diff --git a/src/vulkan/runtime/vk_descriptor_set_layout.c b/src/vulkan/runtime/vk_descriptor_set_layout.c
index 6dd46056b75..5d50d557d20 100644
--- a/src/vulkan/runtime/vk_descriptor_set_layout.c
+++ b/src/vulkan/runtime/vk_descriptor_set_layout.c
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ vk_descriptor_set_layout_zalloc(struct vk_device *device, size_t size)
     * their own object.
     */
    struct vk_descriptor_set_layout *layout =
-      vk_zalloc(&device->alloc, size, 8, VK_SYSTEM_ALLOCATION_SCOPE_OBJECT);
+      vk_zalloc(&device->alloc, size, 8, VK_SYSTEM_ALLOCATION_SCOPE_DEVICE);
 
    vk_descriptor_set_layout_init(device, layout);