diff --git a/src/virtio/vulkan/vn_instance.c b/src/virtio/vulkan/vn_instance.c
index 464abc7c4e0..21357050d20 100644
--- a/src/virtio/vulkan/vn_instance.c
+++ b/src/virtio/vulkan/vn_instance.c
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ static const driOptionDescription vn_dri_options[] = {
       DRI_CONF_VK_X11_ENSURE_MIN_IMAGE_COUNT(false)
       DRI_CONF_VK_X11_OVERRIDE_MIN_IMAGE_COUNT(0)
       DRI_CONF_VK_X11_STRICT_IMAGE_COUNT(false)
+      DRI_CONF_VK_XWAYLAND_WAIT_READY(true)
    DRI_CONF_SECTION_END
    DRI_CONF_SECTION_DEBUG
       DRI_CONF_VK_WSI_FORCE_BGRA8_UNORM_FIRST(false)