diff --git a/src/panfrost/vulkan/panvk_instance.c b/src/panfrost/vulkan/panvk_instance.c
index 02f0816bc5d..9169428dd74 100644
--- a/src/panfrost/vulkan/panvk_instance.c
+++ b/src/panfrost/vulkan/panvk_instance.c
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ static const struct debug_control panvk_debug_options[] = {
    {"copy_gfx", PANVK_DEBUG_COPY_GFX},
    {"force_simultaneous", PANVK_DEBUG_FORCE_SIMULTANEOUS},
    {"implicit_others_inv", PANVK_DEBUG_IMPLICIT_OTHERS_INV},
+   {"force_blackhole", PANVK_DEBUG_FORCE_BLACKHOLE},
    {NULL, 0}};
 
 VKAPI_ATTR VkResult VKAPI_CALL
diff --git a/src/panfrost/vulkan/panvk_instance.h b/src/panfrost/vulkan/panvk_instance.h
index 1c93fea2106..4f3866d83fb 100644
--- a/src/panfrost/vulkan/panvk_instance.h
+++ b/src/panfrost/vulkan/panvk_instance.h
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ enum panvk_debug_flags {
    PANVK_DEBUG_COPY_GFX = 1 << 9,
    PANVK_DEBUG_FORCE_SIMULTANEOUS = 1 << 10,
    PANVK_DEBUG_IMPLICIT_OTHERS_INV = 1 << 11,
+   PANVK_DEBUG_FORCE_BLACKHOLE = 1 << 12,
 };
 
 #if defined(VK_USE_PLATFORM_WAYLAND_KHR) || \