diff --git a/src/gallium/auxiliary/pipe-loader/pipe_loader.c b/src/gallium/auxiliary/pipe-loader/pipe_loader.c
index ec8a0e0b28d..8ffb416b3a1 100644
--- a/src/gallium/auxiliary/pipe-loader/pipe_loader.c
+++ b/src/gallium/auxiliary/pipe-loader/pipe_loader.c
@@ -169,11 +169,12 @@ pipe_loader_get_driinfo_xml(const char *driver_name)
 }
 
 struct pipe_screen *
-pipe_loader_create_screen_vk(struct pipe_loader_device *dev, bool sw_vk)
+pipe_loader_create_screen_vk(struct pipe_loader_device *dev, bool sw_vk, bool implicit)
 {
    struct pipe_screen_config config;
 
    pipe_loader_load_options(dev);
+   config.implicit_driver_load = implicit;
    config.options_info = &dev->option_info;
    config.options = &dev->option_cache;
 
@@ -181,9 +182,9 @@ pipe_loader_create_screen_vk(struct pipe_loader_device *dev, bool sw_vk)
 }
 
 struct pipe_screen *
-pipe_loader_create_screen(struct pipe_loader_device *dev)
+pipe_loader_create_screen(struct pipe_loader_device *dev, bool implicit)
 {
-   return pipe_loader_create_screen_vk(dev, false);
+   return pipe_loader_create_screen_vk(dev, false, implicit);
 }
 
 struct util_dl_library *
diff --git a/src/gallium/auxiliary/pipe-loader/pipe_loader.h b/src/gallium/auxiliary/pipe-loader/pipe_loader.h
index 3ed6a75b6d2..70dc2e289e0 100644
--- a/src/gallium/auxiliary/pipe-loader/pipe_loader.h
+++ b/src/gallium/auxiliary/pipe-loader/pipe_loader.h
@@ -88,17 +88,19 @@ pipe_loader_probe(struct pipe_loader_device **devs, int ndev, bool with_zink);
  *
  * \param dev Device the screen will be created for.
  * \param sw_vk Device is for software vulkan
+ * \param implicit Whether the driver is being loaded implicitly.
  */
 struct pipe_screen *
-pipe_loader_create_screen_vk(struct pipe_loader_device *dev, bool sw_vk);
+pipe_loader_create_screen_vk(struct pipe_loader_device *dev, bool sw_vk, bool implicit);
 
 /**
  * Create a pipe_screen for the specified device.
  *
  * \param dev Device the screen will be created for.
+ * \param implicit Whether the driver is being loaded implicitly.
  */
 struct pipe_screen *
-pipe_loader_create_screen(struct pipe_loader_device *dev);
+pipe_loader_create_screen(struct pipe_loader_device *dev, bool implicit);
 
 /**
  * Ensures that the driconf option cache has been parsed for the driver.
diff --git a/src/gallium/auxiliary/vl/vl_winsys_dri.c b/src/gallium/auxiliary/vl/vl_winsys_dri.c
index fb3bd089d1f..6e99c945a42 100644
--- a/src/gallium/auxiliary/vl/vl_winsys_dri.c
+++ b/src/gallium/auxiliary/vl/vl_winsys_dri.c
@@ -459,7 +459,7 @@ vl_dri2_screen_create(Display *display, int screen)
       goto free_authenticate;
 
    if (pipe_loader_drm_probe_fd(&scrn->base.dev, fd, false))
-      scrn->base.pscreen = pipe_loader_create_screen(scrn->base.dev);
+      scrn->base.pscreen = pipe_loader_create_screen(scrn->base.dev, false);
 
    if (!scrn->base.pscreen)
       goto release_pipe;
diff --git a/src/gallium/auxiliary/vl/vl_winsys_dri3.c b/src/gallium/auxiliary/vl/vl_winsys_dri3.c
index 6d0f6bf03e0..97febbccbfe 100644
--- a/src/gallium/auxiliary/vl/vl_winsys_dri3.c
+++ b/src/gallium/auxiliary/vl/vl_winsys_dri3.c
@@ -843,7 +843,7 @@ vl_dri3_screen_create(Display *display, int screen)
    free(geom_reply);
 
    if (pipe_loader_drm_probe_fd(&scrn->base.dev, fd, false))
-      scrn->base.pscreen = pipe_loader_create_screen(scrn->base.dev);
+      scrn->base.pscreen = pipe_loader_create_screen(scrn->base.dev, false);
 
    if (!scrn->base.pscreen)
       goto release_pipe;
diff --git a/src/gallium/auxiliary/vl/vl_winsys_drm.c b/src/gallium/auxiliary/vl/vl_winsys_drm.c
index a35c8072908..3e346d13abf 100644
--- a/src/gallium/auxiliary/vl/vl_winsys_drm.c
+++ b/src/gallium/auxiliary/vl/vl_winsys_drm.c
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ vl_drm_screen_create(int fd)
       return NULL;
 
    if (pipe_loader_drm_probe_fd(&vscreen->dev, fd, false))
-      vscreen->pscreen = pipe_loader_create_screen(vscreen->dev);
+      vscreen->pscreen = pipe_loader_create_screen(vscreen->dev, false);
 
    if (!vscreen->pscreen)
       goto release_pipe;
diff --git a/src/gallium/frontends/clover/core/device.cpp b/src/gallium/frontends/clover/core/device.cpp
index 848c19b7660..acf417da388 100644
--- a/src/gallium/frontends/clover/core/device.cpp
+++ b/src/gallium/frontends/clover/core/device.cpp
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ namespace {
 
 device::device(clover::platform &platform, pipe_loader_device *ldev) :
    platform(platform), clc_cache(NULL), ldev(ldev) {
-   pipe = pipe_loader_create_screen(ldev);
+   pipe = pipe_loader_create_screen(ldev, false);
    if (pipe && pipe->get_param(pipe, PIPE_CAP_COMPUTE)) {
       const bool has_supported_ir = supports_ir(PIPE_SHADER_IR_NATIVE) ||
                                     supports_ir(PIPE_SHADER_IR_NIR_SERIALIZED);
diff --git a/src/gallium/frontends/dri/dri2.c b/src/gallium/frontends/dri/dri2.c
index d18b15f2400..801ec908212 100644
--- a/src/gallium/frontends/dri/dri2.c
+++ b/src/gallium/frontends/dri/dri2.c
@@ -2341,7 +2341,7 @@ dri2_init_screen(struct dri_screen *screen, bool implicit)
 
 #ifdef HAVE_LIBDRM
    if (pipe_loader_drm_probe_fd(&screen->dev, screen->fd, false))
-      pscreen = pipe_loader_create_screen(screen->dev);
+      pscreen = pipe_loader_create_screen(screen->dev, implicit);
 #endif
 
    if (!pscreen)
@@ -2398,7 +2398,7 @@ dri_swrast_kms_init_screen(struct dri_screen *screen, bool implicit)
 
 #ifdef HAVE_DRISW_KMS
    if (pipe_loader_sw_probe_kms(&screen->dev, screen->fd))
-      pscreen = pipe_loader_create_screen(screen->dev);
+      pscreen = pipe_loader_create_screen(screen->dev, implicit);
 #endif
 
    if (!pscreen)
diff --git a/src/gallium/frontends/dri/drisw.c b/src/gallium/frontends/dri/drisw.c
index 806a25d8f0b..3b138d7916d 100644
--- a/src/gallium/frontends/dri/drisw.c
+++ b/src/gallium/frontends/dri/drisw.c
@@ -598,7 +598,7 @@ drisw_init_screen(struct dri_screen *screen, bool implicit)
       success = pipe_loader_sw_probe_dri(&screen->dev, lf);
 
    if (success)
-      pscreen = pipe_loader_create_screen(screen->dev);
+      pscreen = pipe_loader_create_screen(screen->dev, implicit);
 
    if (!pscreen)
       goto fail;
diff --git a/src/gallium/frontends/dri/kopper.c b/src/gallium/frontends/dri/kopper.c
index c0615885db6..bc7fe59be26 100644
--- a/src/gallium/frontends/dri/kopper.c
+++ b/src/gallium/frontends/dri/kopper.c
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ kopper_init_screen(struct dri_screen *screen, bool implicit)
 #endif
 
    if (success)
-      pscreen = pipe_loader_create_screen(screen->dev);
+      pscreen = pipe_loader_create_screen(screen->dev, implicit);
 
    if (!pscreen)
       goto fail;
diff --git a/src/gallium/frontends/lavapipe/lvp_device.c b/src/gallium/frontends/lavapipe/lvp_device.c
index 897ff8605f7..df7286fcab5 100644
--- a/src/gallium/frontends/lavapipe/lvp_device.c
+++ b/src/gallium/frontends/lavapipe/lvp_device.c
@@ -1203,7 +1203,7 @@ lvp_physical_device_init(struct lvp_physical_device *device,
    }
    device->pld = pld;
 
-   device->pscreen = pipe_loader_create_screen_vk(device->pld, true);
+   device->pscreen = pipe_loader_create_screen_vk(device->pld, true, false);
    if (!device->pscreen)
       return vk_error(instance, VK_ERROR_OUT_OF_HOST_MEMORY);
    for (unsigned i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(device->drv_options); i++)
diff --git a/src/gallium/frontends/rusticl/mesa/pipe/device.rs b/src/gallium/frontends/rusticl/mesa/pipe/device.rs
index eecf5437c05..be471a00ec9 100644
--- a/src/gallium/frontends/rusticl/mesa/pipe/device.rs
+++ b/src/gallium/frontends/rusticl/mesa/pipe/device.rs
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ impl PipeLoaderDevice {
     }
 
     fn load_screen(self) -> Option<PipeScreen> {
-        let s = unsafe { pipe_loader_create_screen(self.ldev.as_ptr()) };
+        let s = unsafe { pipe_loader_create_screen(self.ldev.as_ptr(), false) };
         PipeScreen::new(self, s)
     }
 
diff --git a/src/gallium/frontends/teflon/tfl_device.c b/src/gallium/frontends/teflon/tfl_device.c
index 6d3a431c872..899a7121627 100644
--- a/src/gallium/frontends/teflon/tfl_device.c
+++ b/src/gallium/frontends/teflon/tfl_device.c
@@ -468,7 +468,7 @@ __attribute__((visibility("default"))) TfLiteDelegate *tflite_plugin_create_dele
 
    teflon_debug("Teflon delegate: loaded %s driver\n", delegate->dev->driver_name);
 
-   screen = pipe_loader_create_screen(delegate->dev);
+   screen = pipe_loader_create_screen(delegate->dev, false);
    delegate->context = screen->context_create(screen, NULL, PIPE_CONTEXT_COMPUTE_ONLY);
 
    return &delegate->base;
diff --git a/src/gallium/frontends/xa/xa_tracker.c b/src/gallium/frontends/xa/xa_tracker.c
index 7686a9b84b8..fd941b6a062 100644
--- a/src/gallium/frontends/xa/xa_tracker.c
+++ b/src/gallium/frontends/xa/xa_tracker.c
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ xa_tracker_create(int drm_fd)
 	return NULL;
 
     if (pipe_loader_drm_probe_fd(&xa->dev, drm_fd, false))
-	xa->screen = pipe_loader_create_screen(xa->dev);
+	xa->screen = pipe_loader_create_screen(xa->dev, false);
 
     if (!xa->screen)
 	goto out_no_screen;
diff --git a/src/gallium/include/pipe/p_screen.h b/src/gallium/include/pipe/p_screen.h
index 2d58ce058e5..b00d7cb3425 100644
--- a/src/gallium/include/pipe/p_screen.h
+++ b/src/gallium/include/pipe/p_screen.h
@@ -810,6 +810,7 @@ struct pipe_screen {
  * Global configuration options for screen creation.
  */
 struct pipe_screen_config {
+   bool implicit_driver_load;
    struct driOptionCache *options;
    const struct driOptionCache *options_info;
 };
diff --git a/src/gallium/targets/d3dadapter9/drm.c b/src/gallium/targets/d3dadapter9/drm.c
index 46882118b50..b5205dd5def 100644
--- a/src/gallium/targets/d3dadapter9/drm.c
+++ b/src/gallium/targets/d3dadapter9/drm.c
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ drm_create_adapter( int fd,
         return D3DERR_DRIVERINTERNALERROR;
     }
 
-    ctx->base.hal = pipe_loader_create_screen(ctx->dev);
+    ctx->base.hal = pipe_loader_create_screen(ctx->dev, false);
     if (!ctx->base.hal) {
         ERR("Unable to load requested driver.\n");
         drm_destroy(&ctx->base);
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ drm_create_adapter( int fd,
     sw_rendering |= debug_get_bool_option("D3D_ALWAYS_SOFTWARE", false);
     /* wrap it to create a software screen that can share resources */
     if (sw_rendering && pipe_loader_sw_probe_wrapped(&ctx->swdev, ctx->base.hal))
-        ctx->base.ref = pipe_loader_create_screen(ctx->swdev);
+        ctx->base.ref = pipe_loader_create_screen(ctx->swdev, false);
     else {
         /* Use the hardware for sw rendering */
         ctx->swdev = ctx->dev;
diff --git a/src/gallium/tests/trivial/quad-tex.c b/src/gallium/tests/trivial/quad-tex.c
index 2b93cd23806..19bac09a108 100644
--- a/src/gallium/tests/trivial/quad-tex.c
+++ b/src/gallium/tests/trivial/quad-tex.c
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ static void init_prog(struct program *p)
 	assert(ret);
 
 	/* init a pipe screen */
-	p->screen = pipe_loader_create_screen(p->dev);
+	p->screen = pipe_loader_create_screen(p->dev, false);
 	assert(p->screen);
 
 	/* create the pipe driver context and cso context */
diff --git a/src/gallium/tests/trivial/tri.c b/src/gallium/tests/trivial/tri.c
index 4a3990d33e1..30015af26cc 100644
--- a/src/gallium/tests/trivial/tri.c
+++ b/src/gallium/tests/trivial/tri.c
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ static void init_prog(struct program *p)
 	assert(ret);
 
 	/* init a pipe screen */
-	p->screen = pipe_loader_create_screen(p->dev);
+	p->screen = pipe_loader_create_screen(p->dev, false);
 	assert(p->screen);
 
 	/* create the pipe driver context and cso context */