diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_screen.c b/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_screen.c
index 8d29074b941..3b14b086df8 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_screen.c
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_screen.c
@@ -1064,7 +1064,7 @@ zink_internal_create_screen(const struct pipe_screen_config *config)
    if (!load_instance_extensions(screen))
       goto fail;
 
-   if (screen->have_debug_utils_ext && !create_debug(screen))
+   if (screen->instance_info.have_EXT_debug_utils && !create_debug(screen))
       debug_printf("ZINK: failed to setup debug utils\n");
 
    screen->pdev = choose_pdev(screen->instance);
diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_screen.h b/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_screen.h
index 45cf5c9f250..146d00073d9 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_screen.h
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_screen.h
@@ -74,8 +74,6 @@ struct zink_screen {
    uint32_t loader_version;
    bool have_physical_device_prop2_ext;
 
-   bool have_debug_utils_ext;
-
    bool needs_mesa_wsi;
 
 #if defined(MVK_VERSION)