diff --git a/src/vulkan/runtime/vk_device.c b/src/vulkan/runtime/vk_device.c
index 13d674e22cd..a39c56917e3 100644
--- a/src/vulkan/runtime/vk_device.c
+++ b/src/vulkan/runtime/vk_device.c
@@ -93,6 +93,8 @@ vk_device_init(struct vk_device *device,
 
    list_inithead(&device->queues);
 
+   device->drm_fd = -1;
+
 #ifdef ANDROID
    mtx_init(&device->swapchain_private_mtx, mtx_plain);
    device->swapchain_private = NULL;
diff --git a/src/vulkan/runtime/vk_device.h b/src/vulkan/runtime/vk_device.h
index d716c4de704..14426abe498 100644
--- a/src/vulkan/runtime/vk_device.h
+++ b/src/vulkan/runtime/vk_device.h
@@ -65,6 +65,9 @@ struct vk_device {
     */
    VkResult (*check_status)(struct vk_device *device);
 
+   /* Set by vk_device_set_drm_fd() */
+   int drm_fd;
+
 #ifdef ANDROID
    mtx_t swapchain_private_mtx;
    struct hash_table *swapchain_private;
@@ -81,6 +84,12 @@ vk_device_init(struct vk_device *device,
                const VkDeviceCreateInfo *pCreateInfo,
                const VkAllocationCallbacks *alloc);
 
+static inline void
+vk_device_set_drm_fd(struct vk_device *device, int drm_fd)
+{
+   device->drm_fd = drm_fd;
+}
+
 void
 vk_device_finish(struct vk_device *device);