diff --git a/include/vkd3d.h b/include/vkd3d.h
index a6672ab6..3b81c509 100644
--- a/include/vkd3d.h
+++ b/include/vkd3d.h
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ enum vkd3d_config_flags
     VKD3D_CONFIG_FLAG_MUTABLE_SINGLE_SET = 0x00400000,
     VKD3D_CONFIG_FLAG_MEMORY_ALLOCATOR_SKIP_CLEAR = 0x00800000,
     VKD3D_CONFIG_FLAG_RECYCLE_COMMAND_POOLS = 0x01000000,
+    VKD3D_CONFIG_FLAG_PIPELINE_LIBRARY_IGNORE_MISMATCH_DRIVER = 0x02000000,
 };
 
 typedef HRESULT (*PFN_vkd3d_signal_event)(HANDLE event);
diff --git a/libs/vkd3d/cache.c b/libs/vkd3d/cache.c
index 7a5f98de..16de9ac7 100644
--- a/libs/vkd3d/cache.c
+++ b/libs/vkd3d/cache.c
@@ -1696,7 +1696,19 @@ static HRESULT d3d12_pipeline_library_init(struct d3d12_pipeline_library *pipeli
 
     if (blob_length)
     {
-        if (FAILED(hr = d3d12_pipeline_library_read_blob(pipeline_library, device, blob, blob_length)))
+        hr = d3d12_pipeline_library_read_blob(pipeline_library, device, blob, blob_length);
+
+        if ((vkd3d_config_flags & VKD3D_CONFIG_FLAG_PIPELINE_LIBRARY_IGNORE_MISMATCH_DRIVER) &&
+                (hr == D3D12_ERROR_ADAPTER_NOT_FOUND || hr == D3D12_ERROR_DRIVER_VERSION_MISMATCH))
+        {
+            /* Sigh ... Otherwise, certain games might never create a replacement
+             * pipeline library and never serialize out pipeline libraries. */
+            INFO("Application provided a pipeline library which does not match with what we expect.\n"
+                 "Creating an empty pipeline library instead as a workaround.\n");
+            hr = S_OK;
+        }
+
+        if (FAILED(hr))
             goto cleanup_hash_map;
     }
     else if (vkd3d_config_flags & VKD3D_CONFIG_FLAG_PIPELINE_LIBRARY_LOG)
diff --git a/libs/vkd3d/device.c b/libs/vkd3d/device.c
index 29ddf048..92615d0a 100644
--- a/libs/vkd3d/device.c
+++ b/libs/vkd3d/device.c
@@ -494,7 +494,7 @@ static const struct vkd3d_instance_application_meta application_override[] = {
      * Game is really churny on committed memory allocations, and does not use NOT_ZEROED. Clearing works causes bubbles.
      * It seems to work just fine however to skip the clears. */
     { VKD3D_STRING_COMPARE_EXACT, "eldenring.exe",
-            VKD3D_CONFIG_FLAG_MEMORY_ALLOCATOR_SKIP_CLEAR, 0 },
+            VKD3D_CONFIG_FLAG_MEMORY_ALLOCATOR_SKIP_CLEAR | VKD3D_CONFIG_FLAG_PIPELINE_LIBRARY_IGNORE_MISMATCH_DRIVER, 0 },
     { VKD3D_STRING_COMPARE_NEVER, NULL, 0, 0 }
 };
 
@@ -617,6 +617,7 @@ static const struct vkd3d_debug_option vkd3d_config_options[] =
     {"mutable_single_set", VKD3D_CONFIG_FLAG_MUTABLE_SINGLE_SET},
     {"memory_allocator_skip_clear", VKD3D_CONFIG_FLAG_MEMORY_ALLOCATOR_SKIP_CLEAR},
     {"recycle_command_pools", VKD3D_CONFIG_FLAG_RECYCLE_COMMAND_POOLS},
+    {"pipeline_library_ignore_mismatch_driver", VKD3D_CONFIG_FLAG_PIPELINE_LIBRARY_IGNORE_MISMATCH_DRIVER},
 };
 
 static void vkd3d_config_flags_init_once(void)