diff --git a/src/dxvk/dxvk_extensions.h b/src/dxvk/dxvk_extensions.h
index fa1e3f26..6630d56f 100644
--- a/src/dxvk/dxvk_extensions.h
+++ b/src/dxvk/dxvk_extensions.h
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ namespace dxvk {
    */
   struct DxvkDeviceExtensions : public DxvkExtensionList {
     DxvkExtension extShaderViewportIndexLayer     = { this, VK_EXT_SHADER_VIEWPORT_INDEX_LAYER_EXTENSION_NAME,      DxvkExtensionType::Desired  };
-    DxvkExtension extVertexAttributeDivisor       = { this, VK_EXT_VERTEX_ATTRIBUTE_DIVISOR_EXTENSION_NAME,         DxvkExtensionType::Required };
+    DxvkExtension extVertexAttributeDivisor       = { this, VK_EXT_VERTEX_ATTRIBUTE_DIVISOR_EXTENSION_NAME,         DxvkExtensionType::Desired  };
     DxvkExtension khrDedicatedAllocation          = { this, VK_KHR_DEDICATED_ALLOCATION_EXTENSION_NAME,             DxvkExtensionType::Required };
     DxvkExtension khrDescriptorUpdateTemplate     = { this, VK_KHR_DESCRIPTOR_UPDATE_TEMPLATE_EXTENSION_NAME,       DxvkExtensionType::Required };
     DxvkExtension khrGetMemoryRequirements2       = { this, VK_KHR_GET_MEMORY_REQUIREMENTS_2_EXTENSION_NAME,        DxvkExtensionType::Required };
diff --git a/src/dxvk/dxvk_graphics.cpp b/src/dxvk/dxvk_graphics.cpp
index b5f41997..2877c993 100644
--- a/src/dxvk/dxvk_graphics.cpp
+++ b/src/dxvk/dxvk_graphics.cpp
@@ -259,6 +259,10 @@ namespace dxvk {
     if (viDivisorCount == 0)
       viInfo.pNext = viDivisorInfo.pNext;
     
+    // TODO remove this once the extension is widely supported
+    if (!m_device->extensions().extVertexAttributeDivisor.enabled())
+      viInfo.pNext = viDivisorInfo.pNext;
+    
     VkPipelineInputAssemblyStateCreateInfo iaInfo;
     iaInfo.sType                  = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PIPELINE_INPUT_ASSEMBLY_STATE_CREATE_INFO;
     iaInfo.pNext                  = nullptr;