diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/panfrost/driinfo_panfrost.h b/src/gallium/drivers/panfrost/driinfo_panfrost.h
index 031726ba6b1..2c11602a95d 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/panfrost/driinfo_panfrost.h
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/panfrost/driinfo_panfrost.h
@@ -1 +1,4 @@
 /* panfrost specific driconf options */
+DRI_CONF_SECTION_PERFORMANCE
+   DRI_CONF_OPT_B(pan_force_afbc_packing, false, "Use AFBC-P for textures")
+DRI_CONF_SECTION_END
diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/panfrost/pan_screen.c b/src/gallium/drivers/panfrost/pan_screen.c
index c8894dbd8f1..23bd6de2627 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/panfrost/pan_screen.c
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/panfrost/pan_screen.c
@@ -857,6 +857,9 @@ panfrost_create_screen(int fd, const struct pipe_screen_config *config,
    }
 
    screen->force_afbc_packing = dev->debug & PAN_DBG_FORCE_PACK;
+   if (!screen->force_afbc_packing)
+      screen->force_afbc_packing = driQueryOptionb(config->options,
+                                                   "pan_force_afbc_packing");
 
    dev->ro = ro;