diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_context.c b/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_context.c
index e366376a4d7..d43635dfced 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_context.c
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_context.c
@@ -1984,10 +1984,10 @@ zink_maybe_flush_or_stall(struct zink_context *ctx)
 {
    struct zink_screen *screen = zink_screen(ctx->base.screen);
    /* flush anytime our total batch memory usage is potentially >= 1/10 of total system memory */
-   if (ctx->batch.state->resource_size >= screen->total_mem / 10)
+   if (ctx->batch.state->resource_size >= screen->total_video_mem / 10)
       flush_batch(ctx, true);
 
-   if (ctx->resource_size >= screen->total_mem / 10 || _mesa_hash_table_num_entries(&ctx->batch_states) > 10) {
+   if (ctx->resource_size >= screen->total_video_mem / 10 || _mesa_hash_table_num_entries(&ctx->batch_states) > 10) {
       sync_flush(ctx, zink_batch_state(ctx->last_fence));
       zink_vkfence_wait(screen, ctx->last_fence, PIPE_TIMEOUT_INFINITE);
       zink_batch_reset_all(ctx);
diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_screen.c b/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_screen.c
index 8566fa5c673..68b752bf8c2 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_screen.c
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_screen.c
@@ -1494,7 +1494,9 @@ zink_internal_create_screen(const struct pipe_screen_config *config)
       screen->driconf.dual_color_blend_by_location = driQueryOptionb(config->options, "dual_color_blend_by_location");
 #endif
 
-   screen->total_mem = get_video_mem(screen);
+   screen->total_video_mem = get_video_mem(screen);
+   if (!os_get_total_physical_memory(&screen->total_mem))
+      goto fail;
 
    simple_mtx_init(&screen->surface_mtx, mtx_plain);
    simple_mtx_init(&screen->bufferview_mtx, mtx_plain);
diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_screen.h b/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_screen.h
index 72fbeae8d0b..b14658cb5e3 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_screen.h
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_screen.h
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ struct zink_screen {
 
    unsigned shader_id;
 
+   uint64_t total_video_mem;
    uint64_t total_mem;
 
    VkInstance instance;