diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_resource.c b/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_resource.c
index 2d60e8ffda5..650312f89b0 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_resource.c
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_resource.c
@@ -729,7 +729,8 @@ init_ici(struct zink_screen *screen, VkImageCreateInfo *ici, const struct pipe_r
 
    case PIPE_TEXTURE_3D:
       ici->imageType = VK_IMAGE_TYPE_3D;
-      ici->flags |= VK_IMAGE_CREATE_2D_ARRAY_COMPATIBLE_BIT;
+      if (!(templ->flags & PIPE_RESOURCE_FLAG_SPARSE))
+         ici->flags |= VK_IMAGE_CREATE_2D_ARRAY_COMPATIBLE_BIT;
       if (screen->info.have_EXT_image_2d_view_of_3d)
          ici->flags |= VK_IMAGE_CREATE_2D_VIEW_COMPATIBLE_BIT_EXT;
       break;