diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_context.c b/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_context.c
index f5521fecbaf..0fe0bddb905 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_context.c
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_context.c
@@ -345,7 +345,8 @@ zink_create_sampler_state(struct pipe_context *pctx,
          assert(check <= screen->info.border_color_props.maxCustomBorderColorSamplers);
       } else
          sci.borderColor = VK_BORDER_COLOR_FLOAT_TRANSPARENT_BLACK; // TODO with custom shader if we're super interested?
-   }
+   } else
+      sci.borderColor = VK_BORDER_COLOR_FLOAT_TRANSPARENT_BLACK;
 
    sci.unnormalizedCoordinates = !state->normalized_coords;