diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_resource.c b/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_resource.c
index 407c142df61..90920d8b66a 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_resource.c
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_resource.c
@@ -498,7 +498,8 @@ resource_object_create(struct zink_screen *screen, const struct pipe_resource *t
 
    VkMemoryType mem_type = screen->info.mem_props.memoryTypes[mai.memoryTypeIndex];
    obj->coherent = mem_type.propertyFlags & VK_MEMORY_PROPERTY_HOST_COHERENT_BIT;
-   obj->host_visible = mem_type.propertyFlags & VK_MEMORY_PROPERTY_HOST_VISIBLE_BIT;
+   if (!(templ->flags & PIPE_RESOURCE_FLAG_SPARSE))
+      obj->host_visible = mem_type.propertyFlags & VK_MEMORY_PROPERTY_HOST_VISIBLE_BIT;
    if (templ->target == PIPE_BUFFER && !obj->coherent && obj->host_visible) {
       mai.allocationSize = reqs.size = align(reqs.size, screen->info.props.limits.nonCoherentAtomSize);
    }