diff --git a/intern/ghost/intern/GHOST_ContextVK.cc b/intern/ghost/intern/GHOST_ContextVK.cc
index 30e0e20efb6..f02a38e3ed8 100644
--- a/intern/ghost/intern/GHOST_ContextVK.cc
+++ b/intern/ghost/intern/GHOST_ContextVK.cc
@@ -841,7 +841,8 @@ static void requireExtension(const vector<VkExtensionProperties> &extensions_ava
   }
 }
 
-static GHOST_TSuccess selectPresentMode(VkPhysicalDevice device,
+static GHOST_TSuccess selectPresentMode(const char *ghost_vsync_string,
+                                        VkPhysicalDevice device,
                                         VkSurfaceKHR surface,
                                         VkPresentModeKHR *r_presentMode)
 {
@@ -850,7 +851,6 @@ static GHOST_TSuccess selectPresentMode(VkPhysicalDevice device,
   vector<VkPresentModeKHR> presents(present_count);
   vkGetPhysicalDeviceSurfacePresentModesKHR(device, surface, &present_count, presents.data());
 
-  const char *ghost_vsync_string = getEnvVarVsyncString();
   if (ghost_vsync_string) {
     bool vsync_off = atoi(ghost_vsync_string) == 0;
     if (vsync_off) {
@@ -967,7 +967,7 @@ GHOST_TSuccess GHOST_ContextVK::recreateSwapchain(bool use_hdr_swapchain)
   }
 
   VkPresentModeKHR present_mode;
-  if (!selectPresentMode(physical_device, m_surface, &present_mode)) {
+  if (!selectPresentMode(getEnvVarVsyncString(), physical_device, m_surface, &present_mode)) {
     return GHOST_kFailure;
   }