diff --git a/src/panfrost/vulkan/panvk_buffer_view.h b/src/panfrost/vulkan/panvk_buffer_view.h
index 0ee85a9ea55..3bce7d4d865 100644
--- a/src/panfrost/vulkan/panvk_buffer_view.h
+++ b/src/panfrost/vulkan/panvk_buffer_view.h
@@ -20,7 +20,10 @@
 
 struct panvk_buffer_view {
    struct vk_buffer_view vk;
+
+#if PAN_ARCH < 9
    struct panvk_priv_mem mem;
+#endif
 
    struct {
 #if PAN_ARCH >= 9
diff --git a/src/panfrost/vulkan/panvk_vX_buffer_view.c b/src/panfrost/vulkan/panvk_vX_buffer_view.c
index 73df271ce2a..cebc2234f4e 100644
--- a/src/panfrost/vulkan/panvk_vX_buffer_view.c
+++ b/src/panfrost/vulkan/panvk_vX_buffer_view.c
@@ -63,7 +63,6 @@ panvk_per_arch(CreateBufferView)(VkDevice _device,
       };
 
 #if PAN_ARCH >= 9
-      view->mem = panvk_pool_alloc_desc(&device->mempools.rw, BUFFER);
       GENX(pan_buffer_texture_emit)(&bview, &view->descs.buf);
 #else
       view->mem =
@@ -122,6 +121,9 @@ panvk_per_arch(DestroyBufferView)(VkDevice _device, VkBufferView bufferView,
    if (!view)
       return;
 
+#if PAN_ARCH < 9
    panvk_pool_free_mem(&view->mem);
+#endif
+
    vk_buffer_view_destroy(&device->vk, pAllocator, &view->vk);
 }