diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_screen.c b/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_screen.c
index 6adfa746dcd..3e6c32dd04a 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_screen.c
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_screen.c
@@ -594,7 +594,7 @@ zink_get_param(struct pipe_screen *pscreen, enum pipe_cap param)
          return true;
       return false;
    case PIPE_CAP_QUADS_FOLLOW_PROVOKING_VERTEX_CONVENTION:
-      return screen->info.have_EXT_provoking_vertex;
+      return 1;
 
    case PIPE_CAP_TEXTURE_MIRROR_CLAMP_TO_EDGE:
       return screen->info.have_KHR_sampler_mirror_clamp_to_edge || (screen->info.have_vulkan12 && screen->info.feats12.samplerMirrorClampToEdge);
@@ -3047,6 +3047,7 @@ zink_internal_create_screen(const struct pipe_screen_config *config)
 
    screen->optimal_keys = !screen->need_decompose_attrs &&
                           screen->info.have_EXT_non_seamless_cube_map &&
+                          screen->info.have_EXT_provoking_vertex &&
                           !screen->driconf.inline_uniforms &&
                           !screen->driver_workarounds.no_linestipple &&
                           !screen->driver_workarounds.no_linesmooth &&