diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_batch.c b/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_batch.c
index 972f88c7af8..406febec047 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_batch.c
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_batch.c
@@ -68,10 +68,10 @@ zink_reset_batch(struct zink_context *ctx, struct zink_batch *batch)
    }
 
    if (vkResetDescriptorPool(screen->dev, batch->descpool, 0) != VK_SUCCESS)
-      fprintf(stderr, "vkResetDescriptorPool failed\n");
+      debug_printf("vkResetDescriptorPool failed\n");
 
    if (vkResetCommandPool(screen->dev, batch->cmdpool, 0) != VK_SUCCESS)
-      fprintf(stderr, "vkResetCommandPool failed\n");
+      debug_printf("vkResetCommandPool failed\n");
    batch->submitted = batch->has_work = false;
    batch->resource_size = 0;
 }
diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_render_pass.c b/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_render_pass.c
index 80565d43d1e..a6dc8b4095e 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_render_pass.c
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_render_pass.c
@@ -81,8 +81,10 @@ create_render_pass(VkDevice dev, struct zink_render_pass_state *state)
    rpci.pSubpasses = &subpass;
 
    VkRenderPass render_pass;
-   if (vkCreateRenderPass(dev, &rpci, NULL, &render_pass) != VK_SUCCESS)
+   if (vkCreateRenderPass(dev, &rpci, NULL, &render_pass) != VK_SUCCESS) {
+      debug_printf("vkCreateRenderPass failed\n");
       return VK_NULL_HANDLE;
+   }
 
    return render_pass;
 }
diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_resource.c b/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_resource.c
index 278f1a33818..f98d8b853a3 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_resource.c
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_resource.c
@@ -188,6 +188,7 @@ resource_create(struct pipe_screen *pscreen,
 
       if (vkCreateBuffer(screen->dev, &bci, NULL, &res->buffer) !=
           VK_SUCCESS) {
+         debug_printf("vkCreateBuffer failed\n");
          FREE(res);
          return NULL;
       }
@@ -300,6 +301,7 @@ resource_create(struct pipe_screen *pscreen,
 
       VkResult result = vkCreateImage(screen->dev, &ici, NULL, &res->image);
       if (result != VK_SUCCESS) {
+         debug_printf("vkCreateImage failed\n");
          FREE(res);
          return NULL;
       }
@@ -364,8 +366,10 @@ resource_create(struct pipe_screen *pscreen,
       mai.pNext = &memory_wsi_info;
    }
 
-   if (vkAllocateMemory(screen->dev, &mai, NULL, &res->mem) != VK_SUCCESS)
+   if (vkAllocateMemory(screen->dev, &mai, NULL, &res->mem) != VK_SUCCESS) {
+      debug_printf("vkAllocateMemory failed\n");
       goto fail;
+   }
 
    res->offset = 0;
    res->size = reqs.size;