diff --git a/src/intel/vulkan/anv_private.h b/src/intel/vulkan/anv_private.h
index 3130a8ef4da..fd24511dca6 100644
--- a/src/intel/vulkan/anv_private.h
+++ b/src/intel/vulkan/anv_private.h
@@ -1089,7 +1089,6 @@ struct anv_physical_device {
      * end.
      */
     uint32_t                                    n_perf_query_commands;
-    bool                                        has_exec_capture;
     VkQueueGlobalPriorityKHR                    max_context_priority;
     uint64_t                                    gtt_size;
 
diff --git a/src/intel/vulkan/i915/anv_device.c b/src/intel/vulkan/i915/anv_device.c
index 0488eea60b5..b83c9a1f0d7 100644
--- a/src/intel/vulkan/i915/anv_device.c
+++ b/src/intel/vulkan/i915/anv_device.c
@@ -109,8 +109,11 @@ anv_i915_physical_device_get_parameters(struct anv_physical_device *device)
       return result;
    }
 
-   if (intel_gem_get_param(fd, I915_PARAM_HAS_EXEC_CAPTURE, &val))
-      device->has_exec_capture = val;
+   if (!intel_gem_get_param(fd, I915_PARAM_HAS_EXEC_CAPTURE, &val) || !val) {
+      result = vk_errorf(device, VK_ERROR_INITIALIZATION_FAILED,
+                         "kernel missing exec capture support");
+      return result;
+   }
 
    /* Start with medium; sorted low to high */
    const VkQueueGlobalPriorityKHR priorities[] = {
diff --git a/src/intel/vulkan/i915/anv_kmd_backend.c b/src/intel/vulkan/i915/anv_kmd_backend.c
index e9f54cc8b7c..950082ebe9e 100644
--- a/src/intel/vulkan/i915/anv_kmd_backend.c
+++ b/src/intel/vulkan/i915/anv_kmd_backend.c
@@ -285,16 +285,13 @@ static uint32_t
 i915_bo_alloc_flags_to_bo_flags(struct anv_device *device,
                                 enum anv_bo_alloc_flags alloc_flags)
 {
-   struct anv_physical_device *pdevice = device->physical;
-
    uint64_t bo_flags = EXEC_OBJECT_PINNED;
 
    if (!(alloc_flags & ANV_BO_ALLOC_32BIT_ADDRESS))
       bo_flags |= EXEC_OBJECT_SUPPORTS_48B_ADDRESS;
 
-   if (((alloc_flags & ANV_BO_ALLOC_CAPTURE) ||
-        INTEL_DEBUG(DEBUG_CAPTURE_ALL)) &&
-       pdevice->has_exec_capture)
+   if ((alloc_flags & ANV_BO_ALLOC_CAPTURE) ||
+        INTEL_DEBUG(DEBUG_CAPTURE_ALL))
       bo_flags |= EXEC_OBJECT_CAPTURE;
 
    if (alloc_flags & ANV_BO_ALLOC_IMPLICIT_WRITE) {