diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/d3d12/d3d12_compiler.cpp b/src/gallium/drivers/d3d12/d3d12_compiler.cpp
index 60f6761c002..facd2f6640e 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/d3d12/d3d12_compiler.cpp
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/d3d12/d3d12_compiler.cpp
@@ -149,7 +149,9 @@ compile_nir(struct d3d12_context *ctx, struct d3d12_shader_selector *sel,
    opts.input_clip_size = key->input_clip_size;
    opts.environment = DXIL_ENVIRONMENT_GL;
    opts.shader_model_max = SHADER_MODEL_6_2;
-   opts.validator_version_max = DXIL_VALIDATOR_1_4;
+#ifdef _WIN32
+   opts.validator_version_max = dxil_get_validator_version(ctx->dxil_validator);
+#endif
 
    struct blob tmp;
    if (!nir_to_dxil(nir, &opts, &tmp)) {