diff --git a/src/intel/vulkan/genX_state.c b/src/intel/vulkan/genX_state.c
index 34c6c6bd142..78e018762cb 100644
--- a/src/intel/vulkan/genX_state.c
+++ b/src/intel/vulkan/genX_state.c
@@ -506,7 +506,8 @@ VkResult genX(CreateSampler)(
          .MagModeFilter = vk_to_gen_tex_filter(mag_filter, pCreateInfo->anisotropyEnable),
          .MinModeFilter = vk_to_gen_tex_filter(min_filter, pCreateInfo->anisotropyEnable),
          .TextureLODBias = anv_clamp_f(pCreateInfo->mipLodBias, -16, 15.996),
-         .AnisotropicAlgorithm = EWAApproximation,
+         .AnisotropicAlgorithm =
+            pCreateInfo->anisotropyEnable ? EWAApproximation : LEGACY,
          .MinLOD = anv_clamp_f(pCreateInfo->minLod, 0, 14),
          .MaxLOD = anv_clamp_f(pCreateInfo->maxLod, 0, 14),
          .ChromaKeyEnable = 0,