diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_program.c b/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_program.c
index 69aaf1aba72..970b90fe96e 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_program.c
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_program.c
@@ -2217,16 +2217,18 @@ zink_create_gfx_shader_state(struct pipe_context *pctx, const struct pipe_shader
 
    void *ret = zink_shader_create(zink_screen(pctx->screen), nir);
 
-   if (nir->info.separate_shader && zink_descriptor_mode == ZINK_DESCRIPTOR_MODE_DB &&
-       (screen->info.have_EXT_shader_object ||
-       (screen->info.have_EXT_graphics_pipeline_library && (nir->info.stage == MESA_SHADER_FRAGMENT || nir->info.stage == MESA_SHADER_VERTEX)))) {
-      struct zink_shader *zs = ret;
-      /* sample shading can't precompile */
-      if (nir->info.stage != MESA_SHADER_FRAGMENT || !nir->info.fs.uses_sample_shading) {
-         if (zink_debug & ZINK_DEBUG_NOBGC)
-            precompile_separate_shader_job(zs, screen, 0);
-         else
-            util_queue_add_job(&screen->cache_get_thread, zs, &zs->precompile.fence, precompile_separate_shader_job, NULL, 0);
+   if (!(zink_debug & ZINK_DEBUG_NOPC)) {
+      if (nir->info.separate_shader && zink_descriptor_mode == ZINK_DESCRIPTOR_MODE_DB &&
+         (screen->info.have_EXT_shader_object ||
+         (screen->info.have_EXT_graphics_pipeline_library && (nir->info.stage == MESA_SHADER_FRAGMENT || nir->info.stage == MESA_SHADER_VERTEX)))) {
+         struct zink_shader *zs = ret;
+         /* sample shading can't precompile */
+         if (nir->info.stage != MESA_SHADER_FRAGMENT || !nir->info.fs.uses_sample_shading) {
+            if (zink_debug & ZINK_DEBUG_NOBGC)
+               precompile_separate_shader_job(zs, screen, 0);
+            else
+               util_queue_add_job(&screen->cache_get_thread, zs, &zs->precompile.fence, precompile_separate_shader_job, NULL, 0);
+         }
       }
    }
    ralloc_free(nir);
@@ -2297,6 +2299,10 @@ zink_program_init(struct zink_context *ctx)
 
    STATIC_ASSERT(sizeof(union zink_shader_key_optimal) == sizeof(uint32_t));
 
+   /* no precompile at all */
+   if (zink_debug & ZINK_DEBUG_NOPC)
+      return;
+
    struct zink_screen *screen = zink_screen(ctx->base.screen);
    if (screen->info.have_EXT_graphics_pipeline_library || screen->info.have_EXT_shader_object || zink_debug & ZINK_DEBUG_SHADERDB)
       ctx->base.link_shader = zink_link_gfx_shader;
diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_screen.c b/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_screen.c
index b7d5f22dd61..cbe21697d12 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_screen.c
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_screen.c
@@ -118,6 +118,7 @@ zink_debug_options[] = {
    { "mem", ZINK_DEBUG_MEM, "Debug memory allocations" },
    { "quiet", ZINK_DEBUG_QUIET, "Suppress warnings" },
    { "ioopt", ZINK_DEBUG_IOOPT, "Optimize IO" },
+   { "nopc", ZINK_DEBUG_NOPC, "No precompilation" },
    DEBUG_NAMED_VALUE_END
 };
 
diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_types.h b/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_types.h
index fb3bade2099..6e29d2270df 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_types.h
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_types.h
@@ -242,6 +242,7 @@ enum zink_debug {
    ZINK_DEBUG_MEM = (1<<18),
    ZINK_DEBUG_QUIET = (1<<19),
    ZINK_DEBUG_IOOPT = (1<<20),
+   ZINK_DEBUG_NOPC = (1<<21),
 };
 
 enum zink_pv_emulation_primitive {