diff --git a/src/intel/vulkan/anv_device.c b/src/intel/vulkan/anv_device.c
index f25d89a9165..f6b41b79de6 100644
--- a/src/intel/vulkan/anv_device.c
+++ b/src/intel/vulkan/anv_device.c
@@ -2983,7 +2983,8 @@ VkResult anv_CreateDevice(
    if (result != VK_SUCCESS)
       goto fail_clear_value_bo;
 
-   anv_pipeline_cache_init(&device->default_pipeline_cache, device, true);
+   anv_pipeline_cache_init(&device->default_pipeline_cache, device,
+                           true /* cache_enabled */, false /* external_sync */);
 
    anv_device_init_blorp(device);
 
diff --git a/src/intel/vulkan/anv_pipeline_cache.c b/src/intel/vulkan/anv_pipeline_cache.c
index 2c6ecb7fbc9..ac2326c6648 100644
--- a/src/intel/vulkan/anv_pipeline_cache.c
+++ b/src/intel/vulkan/anv_pipeline_cache.c
@@ -280,11 +280,13 @@ sha1_compare_func(const void *sha1_a, const void *sha1_b)
 void
 anv_pipeline_cache_init(struct anv_pipeline_cache *cache,
                         struct anv_device *device,
-                        bool cache_enabled)
+                        bool cache_enabled,
+                        bool external_sync)
 {
    vk_object_base_init(&device->vk, &cache->base,
                        VK_OBJECT_TYPE_PIPELINE_CACHE);
    cache->device = device;
+   cache->external_sync = external_sync;
    pthread_mutex_init(&cache->mutex, NULL);
 
    if (cache_enabled) {
@@ -538,11 +540,9 @@ VkResult anv_CreatePipelineCache(
    if (cache == NULL)
       return vk_error(VK_ERROR_OUT_OF_HOST_MEMORY);
 
-   cache->external_sync =
-      (pCreateInfo->flags & VK_PIPELINE_CACHE_CREATE_EXTERNALLY_SYNCHRONIZED_BIT_EXT);
-
    anv_pipeline_cache_init(cache, device,
-                           device->physical->instance->pipeline_cache_enabled);
+                           device->physical->instance->pipeline_cache_enabled,
+                           pCreateInfo->flags & VK_PIPELINE_CACHE_CREATE_EXTERNALLY_SYNCHRONIZED_BIT_EXT);
 
    if (pCreateInfo->initialDataSize > 0)
       anv_pipeline_cache_load(cache,
diff --git a/src/intel/vulkan/anv_private.h b/src/intel/vulkan/anv_private.h
index e31e6a6579e..9500b41dead 100644
--- a/src/intel/vulkan/anv_private.h
+++ b/src/intel/vulkan/anv_private.h
@@ -1253,7 +1253,8 @@ struct anv_pipeline_bind_map;
 
 void anv_pipeline_cache_init(struct anv_pipeline_cache *cache,
                              struct anv_device *device,
-                             bool cache_enabled);
+                             bool cache_enabled,
+                             bool external_sync);
 void anv_pipeline_cache_finish(struct anv_pipeline_cache *cache);
 
 struct anv_shader_bin *