diff --git a/src/microsoft/vulkan/dzn_device.c b/src/microsoft/vulkan/dzn_device.c
index e037703f626..130298cb61b 100644
--- a/src/microsoft/vulkan/dzn_device.c
+++ b/src/microsoft/vulkan/dzn_device.c
@@ -186,6 +186,7 @@ static const struct debug_control dzn_debug_options[] = {
    { "redirects", DZN_DEBUG_REDIRECTS },
    { "bindless", DZN_DEBUG_BINDLESS },
    { "nobindless", DZN_DEBUG_NO_BINDLESS },
+   { "experimental", DZN_DEBUG_EXPERIMENTAL },
    { NULL, 0 }
 };
 
@@ -1806,8 +1807,10 @@ dzn_instance_create(const VkInstanceCreateInfo *pCreateInfo,
 
    bool missing_validator = false;
 #ifdef _WIN32
-   instance->dxil_validator = dxil_create_validator(NULL);
-   missing_validator = !instance->dxil_validator;
+   if ((instance->debug_flags & DZN_DEBUG_EXPERIMENTAL) == 0) {
+      instance->dxil_validator = dxil_create_validator(NULL);
+      missing_validator = !instance->dxil_validator;
+   }
 #endif
 
    if (missing_validator) {
diff --git a/src/microsoft/vulkan/dzn_meta.c b/src/microsoft/vulkan/dzn_meta.c
index d6736fe9304..0114e545182 100644
--- a/src/microsoft/vulkan/dzn_meta.c
+++ b/src/microsoft/vulkan/dzn_meta.c
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ dzn_meta_compile_shader(struct dzn_device *device, nir_shader *nir,
 
    if ((instance->debug_flags & DZN_DEBUG_DXIL) &&
        (instance->debug_flags & DZN_DEBUG_INTERNAL) &&
-       !res) {
+       !res && !(instance->debug_flags & DZN_DEBUG_EXPERIMENTAL)) {
       fprintf(stderr,
             "== VALIDATION ERROR =============================================\n"
             "%s\n"
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ dzn_meta_compile_shader(struct dzn_device *device, nir_shader *nir,
             err ? err : "unknown");
       ralloc_free(err);
    }
-   assert(res);
+   assert(res || (instance->debug_flags & DZN_DEBUG_EXPERIMENTAL));
 #endif
 
    void *data;
diff --git a/src/microsoft/vulkan/dzn_pipeline.c b/src/microsoft/vulkan/dzn_pipeline.c
index a117dc0795e..d39758ed53f 100644
--- a/src/microsoft/vulkan/dzn_pipeline.c
+++ b/src/microsoft/vulkan/dzn_pipeline.c
@@ -450,7 +450,7 @@ dzn_pipeline_compile_shader(struct dzn_device *device,
       }
    }
 
-   if (!res) {
+   if (!res && !(instance->debug_flags & DZN_DEBUG_EXPERIMENTAL)) {
       if (err) {
          mesa_loge(
                "== VALIDATION ERROR =============================================\n"
diff --git a/src/microsoft/vulkan/dzn_private.h b/src/microsoft/vulkan/dzn_private.h
index 893851ce556..4577d08bbd7 100644
--- a/src/microsoft/vulkan/dzn_private.h
+++ b/src/microsoft/vulkan/dzn_private.h
@@ -1246,6 +1246,7 @@ enum dzn_debug_flags {
    DZN_DEBUG_REDIRECTS = 1 << 9,
    DZN_DEBUG_BINDLESS = 1 << 10,
    DZN_DEBUG_NO_BINDLESS = 1 << 11,
+   DZN_DEBUG_EXPERIMENTAL = 1 << 12,
 };
 
 struct dzn_instance {