diff --git a/src/vulkan/runtime/bvh/meson.build b/src/vulkan/runtime/bvh/meson.build
index 5637f63dfcf..32141d65532 100644
--- a/src/vulkan/runtime/bvh/meson.build
+++ b/src/vulkan/runtime/bvh/meson.build
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ vk_bvh_includes = files(
   'vk_build_helpers.h',
   'vk_build_interface.h',
   'vk_bvh.h',
+  'vk_debug.h',
 )
 
 vk_glsl_shader_extensions = [
diff --git a/src/vulkan/runtime/bvh/vk_debug.h b/src/vulkan/runtime/bvh/vk_debug.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..5a9b1217774
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/vulkan/runtime/bvh/vk_debug.h
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+
+#ifndef BVH_VK_DEBUG_H
+#define BVH_VK_DEBUG_H
+
+#ifndef NDEBUG
+
+#extension GL_EXT_debug_printf : enable
+
+#define printf debugPrintfEXT
+#define assert(expr, message) do { if (!(expr)) printf(message); } while (false)
+
+#else
+
+#define printf
+#define assert(expr, message)
+
+#endif
+
+#endif