diff --git a/src/imagination/common/pvr_debug.c b/src/imagination/common/pvr_debug.c
index 829e8f570db..59709796401 100644
--- a/src/imagination/common/pvr_debug.c
+++ b/src/imagination/common/pvr_debug.c
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@ static const struct debug_named_value debug_control[] = {
      "Track all buffer objects with at least one reference." },
    { "bo_zero", PVR_DEBUG_ZERO_BOS,
      "Zero all buffer objects at allocation to make them deterministic." },
+   { "vk_desc", PVR_DEBUG_VK_DUMP_DESCRIPTOR_SET_LAYOUT,
+     "Dump descriptor set and pipeline layouts." },
    DEBUG_NAMED_VALUE_END
 };
 /* clang-format on */
diff --git a/src/imagination/common/pvr_debug.h b/src/imagination/common/pvr_debug.h
index c2378cc01ae..f0254cccdc3 100644
--- a/src/imagination/common/pvr_debug.h
+++ b/src/imagination/common/pvr_debug.h
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ extern uint32_t PVR_DEBUG;
 #define PVR_DEBUG_DUMP_CONTROL_STREAM BITFIELD_BIT(0)
 #define PVR_DEBUG_TRACK_BOS BITFIELD_BIT(1)
 #define PVR_DEBUG_ZERO_BOS BITFIELD_BIT(2)
+#define PVR_DEBUG_VK_DUMP_DESCRIPTOR_SET_LAYOUT BITFIELD_BIT(3)
 
 void pvr_process_debug_variable(void);
 
diff --git a/src/imagination/vulkan/pvr_descriptor_set.c b/src/imagination/vulkan/pvr_descriptor_set.c
index fede093b44c..c65bd0407b8 100644
--- a/src/imagination/vulkan/pvr_descriptor_set.c
+++ b/src/imagination/vulkan/pvr_descriptor_set.c
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 
 #include "hwdef/rogue_hw_utils.h"
 #include "pvr_bo.h"
+#include "pvr_debug.h"
 #include "pvr_private.h"
 #include "pvr_types.h"
 #include "util/compiler.h"
@@ -42,7 +43,6 @@
 #include "vk_object.h"
 #include "vk_util.h"
 
-#if defined(DEBUG)
 static const struct {
    const char *raw;
    const char *primary;
@@ -78,7 +78,6 @@ static const char *descriptor_names[] = { "VK SAMPLER",
                                           "VK UNIFORM_BUFFER_DYNAMIC",
                                           "VK STORAGE_BUFFER_DYNAMIC",
                                           "VK INPUT_ATTACHMENT" };
-#endif
 
 #define PVR_DESC_IMAGE_SECONDARY_OFFSET_ARRAYBASE 0U
 #define PVR_DESC_IMAGE_SECONDARY_SIZE_ARRAYBASE 2U
@@ -332,7 +331,6 @@ static void pvr_setup_in_memory_layout_sizes(
    }
 }
 
-#if defined(DEBUG)
 static void
 pvr_dump_in_memory_layout_sizes(const struct pvr_descriptor_set_layout *layout)
 {
@@ -424,7 +422,6 @@ pvr_dump_in_memory_layout_sizes(const struct pvr_descriptor_set_layout *layout)
       mesa_logd("==============================================");
    }
 }
-#endif
 
 VkResult pvr_CreateDescriptorSetLayout(
    VkDevice _device,
@@ -654,9 +651,8 @@ VkResult pvr_CreateDescriptorSetLayout(
 
    pvr_setup_in_memory_layout_sizes(layout, reg_usage);
 
-#if defined(DEBUG)
-   pvr_dump_in_memory_layout_sizes(layout);
-#endif
+   if (PVR_IS_DEBUG_SET(VK_DUMP_DESCRIPTOR_SET_LAYOUT))
+      pvr_dump_in_memory_layout_sizes(layout);
 
    vk_free2(&device->vk.alloc, pAllocator, bindings);
 
@@ -678,7 +674,6 @@ void pvr_DestroyDescriptorSetLayout(VkDevice _device,
    pvr_descriptor_set_layout_free(device, pAllocator, layout);
 }
 
-#if defined(DEBUG)
 static void
 pvr_dump_in_register_layout_sizes(const struct pvr_device *device,
                                   const struct pvr_pipeline_layout *layout)
@@ -853,7 +848,6 @@ pvr_dump_in_register_layout_sizes(const struct pvr_device *device,
 #   undef LOGD_CHAR_NTIMES
 #   undef SEPARATOR_LENGTH
 }
-#endif
 
 /* Pipeline layouts. These have nothing to do with the pipeline. They are
  * just multiple descriptor set layouts pasted together.
@@ -1015,9 +1009,8 @@ VkResult pvr_CreatePipelineLayout(VkDevice _device,
          layout->compute_push_constants_offset = range->offset;
    }
 
-#if defined(DEBUG)
-   pvr_dump_in_register_layout_sizes(device, layout);
-#endif
+   if (PVR_IS_DEBUG_SET(VK_DUMP_DESCRIPTOR_SET_LAYOUT))
+      pvr_dump_in_register_layout_sizes(device, layout);
 
    *pPipelineLayout = pvr_pipeline_layout_to_handle(layout);