diff --git a/docs/relnotes/new_features.txt b/docs/relnotes/new_features.txt
index a4b48c0e058..ccb4a55127e 100644
--- a/docs/relnotes/new_features.txt
+++ b/docs/relnotes/new_features.txt
@@ -9,3 +9,4 @@ VK_EXT_primitives_generated_query on RADV
 VK_EXT_non_seamless_cube_map on RADV, ANV
 VK_EXT_border_color_swizzle on lavapipe, ANV, turnip, RADV
 VK_EXT_shader_module_identifier on RADV
+variablePointers on lavapipe
diff --git a/src/gallium/frontends/lavapipe/lvp_device.c b/src/gallium/frontends/lavapipe/lvp_device.c
index 83cda4c0d7b..3db1a381a5a 100644
--- a/src/gallium/frontends/lavapipe/lvp_device.c
+++ b/src/gallium/frontends/lavapipe/lvp_device.c
@@ -624,7 +624,7 @@ lvp_get_physical_device_features_1_1(struct lvp_physical_device *pdevice,
    f->multiviewGeometryShader             = true;
    f->multiviewTessellationShader         = true;
    f->variablePointersStorageBuffer       = true;
-   f->variablePointers                    = false;
+   f->variablePointers                    = true;
    f->protectedMemory                     = false;
    f->samplerYcbcrConversion              = false;
    f->shaderDrawParameters                = true;