diff --git a/.pick_status.json b/.pick_status.json
index 9a391b04213..bcfbabe2d6e 100644
--- a/.pick_status.json
+++ b/.pick_status.json
@@ -1984,7 +1984,7 @@
         "description": "vulkan/wsi/x11: Don't leak shm_reply if we don't have dri3 or present",
         "nominated": true,
         "nomination_type": 1,
-        "resolution": 0,
+        "resolution": 1,
         "main_sha": null,
         "because_sha": "b5c390c113d3f23af49f8bf5a601474620ae4eb1"
     },
diff --git a/src/vulkan/wsi/wsi_common_x11.c b/src/vulkan/wsi/wsi_common_x11.c
index 7422cee1431..3188498a990 100644
--- a/src/vulkan/wsi/wsi_common_x11.c
+++ b/src/vulkan/wsi/wsi_common_x11.c
@@ -302,7 +302,6 @@ wsi_x11_connection_create(struct wsi_device *wsi_dev,
             free(error);
          }
       }
-      free(shm_reply);
    }
 
    free(dri3_reply);
@@ -310,6 +309,8 @@ wsi_x11_connection_create(struct wsi_device *wsi_dev,
    free(randr_reply);
    free(amd_reply);
    free(nv_reply);
+   if (wsi_dev->sw)
+      free(shm_reply);
 
    return wsi_conn;
 }