diff --git a/.pick_status.json b/.pick_status.json
index bdfc09f518e..4289fe2a486 100644
--- a/.pick_status.json
+++ b/.pick_status.json
@@ -384,7 +384,7 @@
         "description": "radeonsi/vcn: Allocate session buffer in VRAM",
         "nominated": true,
         "nomination_type": 0,
-        "resolution": 0,
+        "resolution": 1,
         "main_sha": null,
         "because_sha": null,
         "notes": null
diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/radeonsi/radeon_vcn_enc.c b/src/gallium/drivers/radeonsi/radeon_vcn_enc.c
index 00feaaba064..fb5ad4822af 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/radeonsi/radeon_vcn_enc.c
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/radeonsi/radeon_vcn_enc.c
@@ -1118,7 +1118,7 @@ static void radeon_enc_begin_frame(struct pipe_video_codec *encoder,
       enc->si = CALLOC_STRUCT(rvid_buffer);
       if (!enc->si ||
           !enc->stream_handle ||
-          !si_vid_create_buffer(enc->screen, enc->si, 128 * 1024, PIPE_USAGE_STAGING)) {
+          !si_vid_create_buffer(enc->screen, enc->si, 128 * 1024, PIPE_USAGE_DEFAULT)) {
          RVID_ERR("Can't create session buffer.\n");
          goto error;
       }