diff --git a/src/nouveau/vulkan/nvk_instance.c b/src/nouveau/vulkan/nvk_instance.c
index 21d99bc2ae3..5340b1b6837 100644
--- a/src/nouveau/vulkan/nvk_instance.c
+++ b/src/nouveau/vulkan/nvk_instance.c
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 #include "vulkan/wsi/wsi_common.h"
 
 #include "util/build_id.h"
+#include "util/driconf.h"
 #include "util/mesa-sha1.h"
 
 VKAPI_ATTR VkResult VKAPI_CALL
@@ -61,6 +62,26 @@ nvk_EnumerateInstanceExtensionProperties(const char *pLayerName,
       &instance_extensions, pPropertyCount, pProperties);
 }
 
+static const driOptionDescription nvk_dri_options[] = {
+   DRI_CONF_SECTION_PERFORMANCE
+      DRI_CONF_ADAPTIVE_SYNC(true)
+      DRI_CONF_VK_X11_OVERRIDE_MIN_IMAGE_COUNT(0)
+      DRI_CONF_VK_X11_STRICT_IMAGE_COUNT(false)
+      DRI_CONF_VK_X11_ENSURE_MIN_IMAGE_COUNT(false)
+      DRI_CONF_VK_KHR_PRESENT_WAIT(false)
+      DRI_CONF_VK_XWAYLAND_WAIT_READY(true)
+   DRI_CONF_SECTION_END
+};
+
+static void
+nvk_init_dri_options(struct nvk_instance *instance)
+{
+   driParseOptionInfo(&instance->available_dri_options, nvk_dri_options, ARRAY_SIZE(nvk_dri_options));
+   driParseConfigFiles(&instance->dri_options, &instance->available_dri_options, 0, "nvk", NULL, NULL,
+                       instance->vk.app_info.app_name, instance->vk.app_info.app_version,
+                       instance->vk.app_info.engine_name, instance->vk.app_info.engine_version);
+}
+
 VKAPI_ATTR VkResult VKAPI_CALL
 nvk_CreateInstance(const VkInstanceCreateInfo *pCreateInfo,
                    const VkAllocationCallbacks *pAllocator,
@@ -90,6 +111,8 @@ nvk_CreateInstance(const VkInstanceCreateInfo *pCreateInfo,
    if (result != VK_SUCCESS)
       goto fail_alloc;
 
+   nvk_init_dri_options(instance);
+
    instance->vk.physical_devices.try_create_for_drm =
       nvk_create_drm_physical_device;
    instance->vk.physical_devices.destroy = nvk_physical_device_destroy;
diff --git a/src/nouveau/vulkan/nvk_instance.h b/src/nouveau/vulkan/nvk_instance.h
index 705f3ef3f9b..9cf8dcc1bcf 100644
--- a/src/nouveau/vulkan/nvk_instance.h
+++ b/src/nouveau/vulkan/nvk_instance.h
@@ -8,10 +8,14 @@
 #include "nvk_private.h"
 
 #include "vulkan/runtime/vk_instance.h"
+#include "util/xmlconfig.h"
 
 struct nvk_instance {
    struct vk_instance vk;
 
+   struct driOptionCache dri_options;
+   struct driOptionCache available_dri_options;
+
    uint8_t driver_build_sha[20];
 };
 
diff --git a/src/nouveau/vulkan/nvk_wsi.c b/src/nouveau/vulkan/nvk_wsi.c
index 4683926cf96..761b5a11812 100644
--- a/src/nouveau/vulkan/nvk_wsi.c
+++ b/src/nouveau/vulkan/nvk_wsi.c
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ nvk_init_wsi(struct nvk_physical_device *pdev)
    result = wsi_device_init(&pdev->wsi_device,
                             nvk_physical_device_to_handle(pdev),
                             nvk_wsi_proc_addr, &pdev->vk.instance->alloc,
-                            -1, NULL, &wsi_options);
+                            -1, &nvk_physical_device_instance(pdev)->dri_options, &wsi_options);
    if (result != VK_SUCCESS)
       return result;