diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_resource.c b/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_resource.c
index 28c0ddbfb6a..23df8fa99c7 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_resource.c
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_resource.c
@@ -493,7 +493,7 @@ resource_object_create(struct zink_screen *screen, const struct pipe_resource *t
    VkMemoryType mem_type = screen->info.mem_props.memoryTypes[mai.memoryTypeIndex];
    obj->coherent = mem_type.propertyFlags & VK_MEMORY_PROPERTY_HOST_COHERENT_BIT;
    obj->host_visible = mem_type.propertyFlags & VK_MEMORY_PROPERTY_HOST_VISIBLE_BIT;
-   if (templ->target == PIPE_BUFFER && !obj->coherent) {
+   if (templ->target == PIPE_BUFFER && !obj->coherent && obj->host_visible) {
       mai.allocationSize = reqs.size = align(reqs.size, screen->info.props.limits.nonCoherentAtomSize);
    }