diff --git a/docs/gallium/screen.rst b/docs/gallium/screen.rst
index 96914e5fcc7..879714fd403 100644
--- a/docs/gallium/screen.rst
+++ b/docs/gallium/screen.rst
@@ -617,7 +617,7 @@ The integer capabilities:
 * ``PIPE_CAP_SAMPLER_REDUCTION_MINMAX_ARB``: Driver supports ARB min/max sampler reduction with format queries.
 * ``PIPE_CAP_EMULATE_NONFIXED_PRIMITIVE_RESTART``: Driver requests all draws using a non-fixed restart index to be rewritten to use a fixed restart index.
 * ``PIPE_CAP_SUPPORTED_PRIM_MODES``: A bitmask of the ``pipe_prim_type`` enum values that the driver can natively support.
-* ``PIPE_CAP_SUPPORTED_PRIM_MODES_WITH_RESTART``: A bitmask of the ``pipe_prim_type`` enum values that the driver can natively support for primitive restart. Only useful if ``PIPE_CAP_PRIMITIVE_RESTART`` is also exported. ``PIPE_PRIM_PATCHES`` must be supported to prevent incorrect lowering of primitive restart.
+* ``PIPE_CAP_SUPPORTED_PRIM_MODES_WITH_RESTART``: A bitmask of the ``pipe_prim_type`` enum values that the driver can natively support for primitive restart. Only useful if ``PIPE_CAP_PRIMITIVE_RESTART`` is also exported.
 
 .. _pipe_capf:
 
diff --git a/src/gallium/auxiliary/util/u_vbuf.c b/src/gallium/auxiliary/util/u_vbuf.c
index 513b79ba38f..b1307f6db8f 100644
--- a/src/gallium/auxiliary/util/u_vbuf.c
+++ b/src/gallium/auxiliary/util/u_vbuf.c
@@ -309,6 +309,7 @@ void u_vbuf_get_caps(struct pipe_screen *screen, struct u_vbuf_caps *caps,
        screen->get_param(screen, PIPE_CAP_PRIMITIVE_RESTART_FIXED_INDEX)) {
       caps->rewrite_restart_index = screen->get_param(screen, PIPE_CAP_EMULATE_NONFIXED_PRIMITIVE_RESTART);
       caps->supported_restart_modes = screen->get_param(screen, PIPE_CAP_SUPPORTED_PRIM_MODES_WITH_RESTART);
+      caps->supported_restart_modes |= BITFIELD_BIT(PIPE_PRIM_PATCHES);
       caps->fallback_always |= caps->rewrite_restart_index;
    }
    caps->supported_prim_modes = screen->get_param(screen, PIPE_CAP_SUPPORTED_PRIM_MODES);