diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/iris/iris_screen.c b/src/gallium/drivers/iris/iris_screen.c
index db88da2ff12..2ae543c60cc 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/iris/iris_screen.c
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/iris/iris_screen.c
@@ -863,7 +863,7 @@ iris_screen_create(int fd, const struct pipe_screen_config *config)
       driQueryOptionb(config->options, "dual_color_blend_by_location");
    screen->driconf.disable_throttling =
       driQueryOptionb(config->options, "disable_throttling");
-   screen->driconf.always_flush_cache =
+   screen->driconf.always_flush_cache = INTEL_DEBUG(DEBUG_STALL) ||
       driQueryOptionb(config->options, "always_flush_cache");
    screen->driconf.sync_compile =
       driQueryOptionb(config->options, "sync_compile");