diff --git a/src/d3d9/d3d9_common_buffer.cpp b/src/d3d9/d3d9_common_buffer.cpp
index 913425eb..b0b69278 100644
--- a/src/d3d9/d3d9_common_buffer.cpp
+++ b/src/d3d9/d3d9_common_buffer.cpp
@@ -92,10 +92,12 @@ namespace dxvk {
 
       if (!(m_desc.Usage & D3DUSAGE_WRITEONLY))
         info.access |= VK_ACCESS_HOST_READ_BIT;
-        
+
       memoryFlags |= VK_MEMORY_PROPERTY_HOST_VISIBLE_BIT
-                  |  VK_MEMORY_PROPERTY_HOST_COHERENT_BIT
-                  |  VK_MEMORY_PROPERTY_DEVICE_LOCAL_BIT;
+                  |  VK_MEMORY_PROPERTY_HOST_COHERENT_BIT;
+
+      if (m_desc.Size <= DeviceLocalThreshold)
+        memoryFlags |= VK_MEMORY_PROPERTY_DEVICE_LOCAL_BIT;
     }
     else {
       info.stages |= VK_PIPELINE_STAGE_TRANSFER_BIT;
diff --git a/src/d3d9/d3d9_common_buffer.h b/src/d3d9/d3d9_common_buffer.h
index ba4149d5..0ea7a0cb 100644
--- a/src/d3d9/d3d9_common_buffer.h
+++ b/src/d3d9/d3d9_common_buffer.h
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ namespace dxvk {
 
   class D3D9CommonBuffer {
     static constexpr VkDeviceSize BufferSliceAlignment = 64;
+    static constexpr VkDeviceSize DeviceLocalThreshold = 4096;
   public:
 
     D3D9CommonBuffer(