diff --git a/.pick_status.json b/.pick_status.json
index d6ae0ca9592..6a01ed1d268 100644
--- a/.pick_status.json
+++ b/.pick_status.json
@@ -6984,7 +6984,7 @@
         "description": "zink: don't use TRANSFER bit as default pipeline stage if no access is set",
         "nominated": true,
         "nomination_type": 1,
-        "resolution": 0,
+        "resolution": 1,
         "main_sha": null,
         "because_sha": null,
         "notes": null
diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_synchronization.cpp b/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_synchronization.cpp
index 07068e4dff5..bfeb912c164 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_synchronization.cpp
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_synchronization.cpp
@@ -675,7 +675,7 @@ pipeline_access_stage(VkAccessFlags flags)
              VK_PIPELINE_STAGE_GEOMETRY_SHADER_BIT |
              VK_PIPELINE_STAGE_FRAGMENT_SHADER_BIT |
              VK_PIPELINE_STAGE_COMPUTE_SHADER_BIT;
-   return VK_PIPELINE_STAGE_TRANSFER_BIT;
+   return flags ? VK_PIPELINE_STAGE_TRANSFER_BIT : VK_PIPELINE_STAGE_TOP_OF_PIPE_BIT;
 }
 
 ALWAYS_INLINE static bool