diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_batch.c b/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_batch.c
index f0017a15e18..79ebb9ed7eb 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_batch.c
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_batch.c
@@ -525,11 +525,11 @@ zink_end_batch(struct zink_context *ctx, struct zink_batch *batch)
       return;
 
    if (util_queue_is_initialized(&batch->flush_queue)) {
-      batch->state->queue = batch->thread_queue;
+      batch->state->queue = screen->thread_queue;
       util_queue_add_job(&batch->flush_queue, batch->state, &batch->state->flush_completed,
                          submit_queue, post_submit, 0);
    } else {
-      batch->state->queue = batch->queue;
+      batch->state->queue = screen->queue;
       submit_queue(batch->state, 0);
       post_submit(batch->state, 0);
    }
diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_batch.h b/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_batch.h
index 8db448e3e28..9b4057e3199 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_batch.h
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_batch.h
@@ -95,8 +95,6 @@ struct zink_batch {
    struct zink_batch_state *state;
 
    uint32_t last_batch_id;
-   VkQueue queue; //gfx+compute
-   VkQueue thread_queue; //gfx+compute
    struct util_queue flush_queue; //TODO: move to wsi
 
    bool has_work;
diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_context.c b/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_context.c
index c7cc9c2f723..785c80538c0 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_context.c
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_context.c
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ zink_context_destroy(struct pipe_context *pctx)
    struct zink_context *ctx = zink_context(pctx);
    struct zink_screen *screen = zink_screen(pctx->screen);
 
-   if (ctx->batch.queue && !screen->device_lost && vkQueueWaitIdle(ctx->batch.queue) != VK_SUCCESS)
+   if (screen->queue && !screen->device_lost && vkQueueWaitIdle(screen->queue) != VK_SUCCESS)
       debug_printf("vkQueueWaitIdle failed\n");
 
    util_blitter_destroy(ctx->blitter);
@@ -3181,7 +3181,7 @@ zink_resource_commit(struct pipe_context *pctx, struct pipe_resource *pres, unsi
    mem_bind.memoryOffset = box->x;
    mem_bind.flags = 0;
    sparse_bind.pBinds = &mem_bind;
-   VkQueue queue = util_queue_is_initialized(&ctx->batch.flush_queue) ? ctx->batch.thread_queue : ctx->batch.queue;
+   VkQueue queue = util_queue_is_initialized(&ctx->batch.flush_queue) ? screen->thread_queue : screen->queue;
 
    VkResult ret = vkQueueBindSparse(queue, 1, &sparse, VK_NULL_HANDLE);
    if (!zink_screen_handle_vkresult(screen, ret)) {
@@ -3476,11 +3476,6 @@ zink_context_create(struct pipe_screen *pscreen, void *priv, unsigned flags)
       if (!screen->descriptors_init(ctx))
          goto fail;
    }
-   vkGetDeviceQueue(screen->dev, screen->gfx_queue, 0, &ctx->batch.queue);
-   if (screen->threaded && screen->max_queues > 1)
-      vkGetDeviceQueue(screen->dev, screen->gfx_queue, 1, &ctx->batch.thread_queue);
-   else
-      ctx->batch.thread_queue = ctx->batch.queue;
 
    ctx->have_timelines = screen->info.have_KHR_timeline_semaphore;
    simple_mtx_init(&ctx->batch_mtx, mtx_plain);
diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_screen.c b/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_screen.c
index 6d5d64c6a81..66155e2901a 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_screen.c
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_screen.c
@@ -1101,6 +1101,16 @@ update_queue_props(struct zink_screen *screen)
    free(props);
 }
 
+static void
+init_queue(struct zink_screen *screen)
+{
+   vkGetDeviceQueue(screen->dev, screen->gfx_queue, 0, &screen->queue);
+   if (screen->threaded && screen->max_queues > 1)
+      vkGetDeviceQueue(screen->dev, screen->gfx_queue, 1, &screen->thread_queue);
+   else
+      screen->thread_queue = screen->queue;
+}
+
 static void
 zink_flush_frontbuffer(struct pipe_screen *pscreen,
                        struct pipe_context *pcontext,
@@ -1632,6 +1642,7 @@ zink_internal_create_screen(const struct pipe_screen_config *config)
    if (!screen->dev)
       goto fail;
 
+   init_queue(screen);
    if (screen->info.driver_props.driverID == VK_DRIVER_ID_MESA_RADV ||
        screen->info.driver_props.driverID == VK_DRIVER_ID_AMD_OPEN_SOURCE ||
        screen->info.driver_props.driverID == VK_DRIVER_ID_AMD_PROPRIETARY)
diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_screen.h b/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_screen.h
index d188234bd49..193380c8312 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_screen.h
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_screen.h
@@ -117,6 +117,8 @@ struct zink_screen {
    uint32_t max_queues;
    uint32_t timestamp_valid_bits;
    VkDevice dev;
+   VkQueue queue; //gfx+compute
+   VkQueue thread_queue; //gfx+compute
    VkDebugUtilsMessengerEXT debugUtilsCallbackHandle;
 
    uint32_t cur_custom_border_color_samplers;