diff --git a/src/amd/vulkan/radv_rra.c b/src/amd/vulkan/radv_rra.c
index b48155ad5e1..79e7802915d 100644
--- a/src/amd/vulkan/radv_rra.c
+++ b/src/amd/vulkan/radv_rra.c
@@ -894,7 +894,7 @@ radv_rra_trace_init(struct radv_device *device)
    const struct radv_physical_device *pdev = radv_device_physical(device);
 
    device->rra_trace.validate_as = debug_get_bool_option("RADV_RRA_TRACE_VALIDATE", false);
-   device->rra_trace.copy_after_build = debug_get_bool_option("RADV_RRA_TRACE_COPY_AFTER_BUILD", false);
+   device->rra_trace.copy_after_build = debug_get_bool_option("RADV_RRA_TRACE_COPY_AFTER_BUILD", true);
    device->rra_trace.accel_structs = _mesa_pointer_hash_table_create(NULL);
    device->rra_trace.accel_struct_vas = _mesa_hash_table_u64_create(NULL);
    simple_mtx_init(&device->rra_trace.data_mtx, mtx_plain);