diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_pipeline.c b/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_pipeline.c
index f5af023d09b..c447c136488 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_pipeline.c
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_pipeline.c
@@ -615,6 +615,8 @@ zink_create_gfx_pipeline_input(struct zink_screen *screen,
    pci.sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_GRAPHICS_PIPELINE_CREATE_INFO;
    pci.pNext = &gplci;
    pci.flags = VK_PIPELINE_CREATE_LIBRARY_BIT_KHR | VK_PIPELINE_CREATE_RETAIN_LINK_TIME_OPTIMIZATION_INFO_BIT_EXT;
+   if (zink_descriptor_mode == ZINK_DESCRIPTOR_MODE_DB)
+      pci.flags |= VK_PIPELINE_CREATE_DESCRIPTOR_BUFFER_BIT_EXT;
    pci.pVertexInputState = &vertex_input_state;
    pci.pInputAssemblyState = &primitive_state;
    pci.pDynamicState = &pipelineDynamicStateCreateInfo;
@@ -701,6 +703,8 @@ zink_create_gfx_pipeline_library(struct zink_screen *screen, struct zink_gfx_pro
    pci.sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_GRAPHICS_PIPELINE_CREATE_INFO;
    pci.pNext = &gplci;
    pci.flags = VK_PIPELINE_CREATE_LIBRARY_BIT_KHR | VK_PIPELINE_CREATE_RETAIN_LINK_TIME_OPTIMIZATION_INFO_BIT_EXT;
+   if (zink_descriptor_mode == ZINK_DESCRIPTOR_MODE_DB)
+      pci.flags |= VK_PIPELINE_CREATE_DESCRIPTOR_BUFFER_BIT_EXT;
    pci.layout = prog->base.layout;
    pci.pRasterizationState = &rast_state;
    pci.pViewportState = &viewport_state;