diff --git a/.pick_status.json b/.pick_status.json
index be369e5b1f7..cf38321bbd0 100644
--- a/.pick_status.json
+++ b/.pick_status.json
@@ -1957,7 +1957,7 @@
         "description": "meson/vulkan: fix linkage on windows",
         "nominated": false,
         "nomination_type": 1,
-        "resolution": 4,
+        "resolution": 1,
         "master_sha": null,
         "because_sha": "48d31a6280c4de07279435606a5c0524c1787cad"
     },
diff --git a/src/vulkan/util/meson.build b/src/vulkan/util/meson.build
index 8b51d076b46..1a3723990bc 100644
--- a/src/vulkan/util/meson.build
+++ b/src/vulkan/util/meson.build
@@ -125,7 +125,10 @@ idep_vulkan_util_headers = declare_dependency(
   include_directories : include_directories('.')
 )
 
-if cc.get_id() == 'msvc'
+# This is likely a bug in the Meson VS backend, as MSVC with ninja works fine.
+# See this discussion here:
+# https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/mesa/mesa/-/merge_requests/10506 
+if get_option('backend').startswith('vs')
   idep_vulkan_util = declare_dependency(
     link_with : libvulkan_util,
     dependencies : idep_vulkan_util_headers