diff --git a/src/panfrost/vulkan/panvk_instance.c b/src/panfrost/vulkan/panvk_instance.c
index 7f7e2429776..911fdc20cf0 100644
--- a/src/panfrost/vulkan/panvk_instance.c
+++ b/src/panfrost/vulkan/panvk_instance.c
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ panvk_kmod_zalloc(const struct pan_kmod_allocator *allocator, size_t size,
 
    return vk_zalloc(vkalloc, size, 8,
                     transient ? VK_SYSTEM_ALLOCATION_SCOPE_COMMAND
-                              : VK_SYSTEM_ALLOCATION_SCOPE_OBJECT);
+                              : VK_SYSTEM_ALLOCATION_SCOPE_INSTANCE);
 }
 
 static void
diff --git a/src/panfrost/vulkan/panvk_vX_device.c b/src/panfrost/vulkan/panvk_vX_device.c
index 66674c8781e..241f1f7c2b0 100644
--- a/src/panfrost/vulkan/panvk_vX_device.c
+++ b/src/panfrost/vulkan/panvk_vX_device.c
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ panvk_kmod_zalloc(const struct pan_kmod_allocator *allocator, size_t size,
 
    return vk_zalloc(vkalloc, size, 8,
                     transient ? VK_SYSTEM_ALLOCATION_SCOPE_COMMAND
-                              : VK_SYSTEM_ALLOCATION_SCOPE_OBJECT);
+                              : VK_SYSTEM_ALLOCATION_SCOPE_DEVICE);
 }
 
 static void