diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_screen.c b/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_screen.c
index fd8028687cc..887464912d7 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_screen.c
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_screen.c
@@ -2760,7 +2760,7 @@ static void
 init_driver_workarounds(struct zink_screen *screen)
 {
    /* enable implicit sync for all non-mesa drivers */
-   screen->driver_workarounds.implicit_sync = screen->info.driver_props.driverID != VK_DRIVER_ID_MESA_VENUS;
+   screen->driver_workarounds.implicit_sync = !zink_driver_is_venus(screen);
    switch (zink_driverid(screen)) {
    case VK_DRIVER_ID_MESA_RADV:
    case VK_DRIVER_ID_INTEL_OPEN_SOURCE_MESA:
@@ -2977,6 +2977,8 @@ init_driver_workarounds(struct zink_screen *screen)
    default:
       break;
    }
+   if (zink_driver_is_venus(screen))
+      screen->driver_workarounds.can_do_invalid_linear_modifier = true;
 
    /* these drivers have no difference between unoptimized and optimized shader compilation */
    switch (zink_driverid(screen)) {
diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_screen.h b/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_screen.h
index 1970f814645..45be34c94fc 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_screen.h
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_screen.h
@@ -139,6 +139,12 @@ zink_driverid(const struct zink_screen *screen)
    return screen->info.vk_layered_driver_props.driverID;
 }
 
+static inline bool
+zink_driver_is_venus(const struct zink_screen *screen)
+{
+   return screen->info.driver_props.driverID == VK_DRIVER_ID_MESA_VENUS;
+}
+
 void
 zink_screen_lock_context(struct zink_screen *screen);
 void