diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_pipeline.c b/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_pipeline.c
index 0e869500353..b16b64701dc 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_pipeline.c
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_pipeline.c
@@ -276,7 +276,6 @@ zink_create_gfx_pipeline(struct zink_screen *screen,
       debug_printf("vkCreateGraphicsPipelines failed\n");
       return VK_NULL_HANDLE;
    }
-   zink_screen_update_pipeline_cache(screen, &prog->base);
 
    return pipeline;
 }
diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_program.c b/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_program.c
index 3e467ad8191..8d75ad840d3 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_program.c
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_program.c
@@ -853,6 +853,7 @@ zink_get_gfx_pipeline(struct zink_context *ctx,
       if (pipeline == VK_NULL_HANDLE)
          return VK_NULL_HANDLE;
 
+      zink_screen_update_pipeline_cache(screen, &prog->base);
       struct gfx_pipeline_cache_entry *pc_entry = CALLOC_STRUCT(gfx_pipeline_cache_entry);
       if (!pc_entry)
          return VK_NULL_HANDLE;