diff --git a/src/intel/vulkan/anv_private.h b/src/intel/vulkan/anv_private.h
index 7a661d2f6da..f32058a9332 100644
--- a/src/intel/vulkan/anv_private.h
+++ b/src/intel/vulkan/anv_private.h
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ anv_bo_init(struct anv_bo *bo, uint32_t gem_handle, uint64_t size)
 {
    bo->gem_handle = gem_handle;
    bo->index = 0;
-   bo->offset = 0;
+   bo->offset = -1;
    bo->size = size;
    bo->map = NULL;
    bo->is_winsys_bo = false;