diff --git a/src/xrt/auxiliary/vk/vk_helpers.c b/src/xrt/auxiliary/vk/vk_helpers.c
index d23579715..566ccdefc 100644
--- a/src/xrt/auxiliary/vk/vk_helpers.c
+++ b/src/xrt/auxiliary/vk/vk_helpers.c
@@ -1832,12 +1832,14 @@ vk_init_from_given(struct vk_bundle *vk,
                    VkPhysicalDevice physical_device,
                    VkDevice device,
                    uint32_t queue_family_index,
-                   uint32_t queue_index)
+                   uint32_t queue_index,
+                   enum u_logging_level log_level)
 {
 	VkResult ret;
 
 	// First memset it clear.
 	U_ZERO(vk);
+	vk->log_level = log_level;
 
 	ret = vk_get_loader_functions(vk, vkGetInstanceProcAddr);
 	if (ret != VK_SUCCESS) {
diff --git a/src/xrt/auxiliary/vk/vk_helpers.h b/src/xrt/auxiliary/vk/vk_helpers.h
index 124b3d719..83a2716ce 100644
--- a/src/xrt/auxiliary/vk/vk_helpers.h
+++ b/src/xrt/auxiliary/vk/vk_helpers.h
@@ -505,7 +505,8 @@ vk_init_from_given(struct vk_bundle *vk,
                    VkPhysicalDevice physical_device,
                    VkDevice device,
                    uint32_t queue_family_index,
-                   uint32_t queue_index);
+                   uint32_t queue_index,
+                   enum u_logging_level log_level);
 
 /*!
  * @ingroup aux_vk
diff --git a/src/xrt/compositor/client/comp_vk_client.c b/src/xrt/compositor/client/comp_vk_client.c
index 34dfe3465..371b6a94f 100644
--- a/src/xrt/compositor/client/comp_vk_client.c
+++ b/src/xrt/compositor/client/comp_vk_client.c
@@ -661,9 +661,17 @@ client_vk_compositor_create(struct xrt_compositor_native *xcn,
 	c->base.base.info.format_count = xcn->base.info.format_count;
 
 	// Default to info.
-	c->vk.log_level = U_LOGGING_INFO;
+	enum u_logging_level log_level = U_LOGGING_INFO;
 
-	ret = vk_init_from_given(&c->vk, getProc, instance, physicalDevice, device, queueFamilyIndex, queueIndex);
+	ret = vk_init_from_given( //
+	    &c->vk,               // vk_bundle
+	    getProc,              // vkGetInstanceProcAddr
+	    instance,             // instance
+	    physicalDevice,       // physical_device
+	    device,               // device
+	    queueFamilyIndex,     // queue_family_index
+	    queueIndex,           // queue_index
+	    log_level);           // log_level
 	if (ret != VK_SUCCESS) {
 		goto err_free;
 	}