diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_bo.c b/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_bo.c
index 6829bce59e5..ae5cf92e2ee 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_bo.c
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_bo.c
@@ -135,6 +135,13 @@ bo_can_reclaim(struct zink_screen *screen, struct pb_buffer_lean *pbuf)
 {
    struct zink_bo *bo = zink_bo(pbuf);
 
+   /* ensure that submit_count is checked to determine if the usage pointer is stale */
+   if (!zink_bo_has_usage(bo)) {
+      /* if (submit_count > 1) then the usage pointer is invalid */
+      bo->reads.u = NULL;
+      bo->writes.u = NULL;
+      return true;
+   }
    return zink_screen_usage_check_completion(screen, bo->reads.u) && zink_screen_usage_check_completion(screen, bo->writes.u);
 }