diff --git a/src/microsoft/vulkan/dzn_meta.c b/src/microsoft/vulkan/dzn_meta.c
index d9ff20184b1..0a894eb8681 100644
--- a/src/microsoft/vulkan/dzn_meta.c
+++ b/src/microsoft/vulkan/dzn_meta.c
@@ -46,7 +46,9 @@ dzn_meta_compile_shader(struct dzn_device *device, nir_shader *nir,
    struct nir_to_dxil_options opts = {
       .environment = DXIL_ENVIRONMENT_VULKAN,
       .shader_model_max = SHADER_MODEL_6_2,
-      .validator_version_max = DXIL_VALIDATOR_1_4,
+#ifdef _WIN32
+      .validator_version_max = dxil_get_validator_version(instance->dxil_validator),
+#endif
    };
    struct blob dxil_blob;
    ASSERTED bool ret = nir_to_dxil(nir, &opts, &dxil_blob);
diff --git a/src/microsoft/vulkan/dzn_pipeline.c b/src/microsoft/vulkan/dzn_pipeline.c
index 97986880980..447d82a4660 100644
--- a/src/microsoft/vulkan/dzn_pipeline.c
+++ b/src/microsoft/vulkan/dzn_pipeline.c
@@ -348,7 +348,9 @@ dzn_pipeline_compile_shader(struct dzn_device *device,
    struct nir_to_dxil_options opts = {
       .environment = DXIL_ENVIRONMENT_VULKAN,
       .shader_model_max = SHADER_MODEL_6_2,
-      .validator_version_max = DXIL_VALIDATOR_1_4,
+#ifdef _WIN32
+      .validator_version_max = dxil_get_validator_version(instance->dxil_validator),
+#endif
    };
    struct blob dxil_blob;
    VkResult result = VK_SUCCESS;