diff --git a/src/virtio/vulkan/vn_physical_device.c b/src/virtio/vulkan/vn_physical_device.c
index 72012e56e6b..a2d47976a09 100644
--- a/src/virtio/vulkan/vn_physical_device.c
+++ b/src/virtio/vulkan/vn_physical_device.c
@@ -1154,7 +1154,8 @@ vn_physical_device_get_passthrough_extensions(
       .EXT_index_type_uint8 = true,
       .EXT_line_rasterization = true,
       .EXT_load_store_op_none = true,
-      .EXT_memory_budget = true,
+      /* TODO: re-enable after generic app compat issues are resolved */
+      .EXT_memory_budget = false,
       .EXT_multi_draw = true,
       .EXT_mutable_descriptor_type = true,
       .EXT_primitive_topology_list_restart = true,