diff --git a/src/intel/vulkan/anv_device.c b/src/intel/vulkan/anv_device.c
index 9b6dbebbe3e..aa7a5a78ac6 100644
--- a/src/intel/vulkan/anv_device.c
+++ b/src/intel/vulkan/anv_device.c
@@ -3413,7 +3413,9 @@ VkResult anv_CreateDevice(
 
    result = anv_device_alloc_bo(device, "workaround", 4096,
                                 ANV_BO_ALLOC_CAPTURE |
-                                ANV_BO_ALLOC_MAPPED,
+                                ANV_BO_ALLOC_MAPPED |
+                                (device->info->has_local_mem ?
+                                 ANV_BO_ALLOC_WRITE_COMBINE : 0),
                                 0 /* explicit_address */,
                                 &device->workaround_bo);
    if (result != VK_SUCCESS)