diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_fence.c b/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_fence.c
index dbc4f9b3fec..a918f975136 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_fence.c
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_fence.c
@@ -206,6 +206,7 @@ zink_fence_server_signal(struct pipe_context *pctx, struct pipe_fence_handle *pf
    assert(!ctx->batch.state->signal_semaphore);
    /* this is a deferred flush to reduce overhead */
    ctx->batch.state->signal_semaphore = mfence->sem;
+   ctx->batch.has_work = true;
    pctx->flush(pctx, NULL, PIPE_FLUSH_ASYNC);
 }