diff --git a/src/amd/vulkan/radv_buffer.c b/src/amd/vulkan/radv_buffer.c
index 2ffdb830bf9..5cdb9d59038 100644
--- a/src/amd/vulkan/radv_buffer.c
+++ b/src/amd/vulkan/radv_buffer.c
@@ -98,8 +98,9 @@ radv_create_buffer(struct radv_device *device, const VkBufferCreateInfo *pCreate
           (VK_BUFFER_USAGE_2_RESOURCE_DESCRIPTOR_BUFFER_BIT_EXT | VK_BUFFER_USAGE_2_SAMPLER_DESCRIPTOR_BUFFER_BIT_EXT))
          flags |= RADEON_FLAG_32BIT;
 
-      VkResult result = radv_bo_create(device, &buffer->vk.base, align64(buffer->vk.size, 4096), 4096, 0, flags,
-                                       RADV_BO_PRIORITY_VIRTUAL, replay_address, is_internal, &buffer->bo);
+      VkResult result = radv_bo_create(device, &buffer->vk.base, align64(buffer->vk.size, RADV_SPARSE_BUFFER_ALIGNMENT),
+                                       RADV_SPARSE_BUFFER_ALIGNMENT, 0, flags, RADV_BO_PRIORITY_VIRTUAL, replay_address,
+                                       is_internal, &buffer->bo);
       if (result != VK_SUCCESS) {
          radv_destroy_buffer(device, pAllocator, buffer);
          return vk_error(device, result);
@@ -201,7 +202,7 @@ radv_get_buffer_memory_requirements(struct radv_device *device, VkDeviceSize siz
       pMemoryRequirements->memoryRequirements.memoryTypeBits &= pdev->memory_types_protected;
 
    if (flags & VK_BUFFER_CREATE_SPARSE_BINDING_BIT) {
-      pMemoryRequirements->memoryRequirements.alignment = 4096;
+      pMemoryRequirements->memoryRequirements.alignment = RADV_SPARSE_BUFFER_ALIGNMENT;
    } else {
       if (usage & VK_BUFFER_USAGE_2_PREPROCESS_BUFFER_BIT_EXT)
          pMemoryRequirements->memoryRequirements.alignment = radv_dgc_get_buffer_alignment(device);
diff --git a/src/amd/vulkan/radv_constants.h b/src/amd/vulkan/radv_constants.h
index 95351035041..4e4c36b9ce5 100644
--- a/src/amd/vulkan/radv_constants.h
+++ b/src/amd/vulkan/radv_constants.h
@@ -156,4 +156,7 @@
 
 #define RADV_MAX_SHADER_ABORT_MESSAGE_SIZE 65536
 
+/* Don't use 4K alignment for sparse because 4K pages (both sparse and non-sparse) are super slow. */
+#define RADV_SPARSE_BUFFER_ALIGNMENT (64 * 1024)
+
 #endif /* RADV_CONSTANTS_H */