diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_kopper.c b/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_kopper.c
index 992686cd31e..3156fc25fbb 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_kopper.c
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_kopper.c
@@ -745,6 +745,11 @@ zink_kopper_present_queue(struct zink_screen *screen, struct zink_resource *res)
    struct kopper_displaytarget *cdt = res->obj->dt;
    assert(zink_kopper_acquired(res->obj->dt, res->obj->dt_idx));
    assert(res->obj->present);
+
+   /* always try to prune if the current swapchain has seen presents */
+   if (cdt->swapchain->last_present != UINT32_MAX)
+      prune_old_swapchains(screen, cdt, false);
+
    struct kopper_present_info *cpi = malloc(sizeof(struct kopper_present_info));
    cpi->sem = res->obj->present;
    cpi->res = res;