diff --git a/src/util/00-mesa-defaults.conf b/src/util/00-mesa-defaults.conf
index 7e7f33c07ef26..4e3ff75e1fb14 100644
--- a/src/util/00-mesa-defaults.conf
+++ b/src/util/00-mesa-defaults.conf
@@ -978,6 +978,10 @@ TODO: document the other workarounds.
         <application name="Waterfox" executable="waterfox">
             <option name="no_fp16" value="true" />
         </application>
+        <!-- Game does not consider larger image count in non-vsynced modes. -->
+        <application name="Detroit Become Human" application_name_match="DetroitBecomeHuman">
+            <option name="vk_x11_strict_image_count" value="true" />
+        </application>
     </device>
     <!-- vmwgfx doesn't like full buffer swaps and can't sync to vertical retraces.-->
     <device driver="vmwgfx">