diff --git a/src/vulkan/wrapper/wrapper_device.c b/src/vulkan/wrapper/wrapper_device.c
index 2602532d383..865b6e95dad 100644
--- a/src/vulkan/wrapper/wrapper_device.c
+++ b/src/vulkan/wrapper/wrapper_device.c
@@ -2147,7 +2147,18 @@ wrapper_GetDeviceBufferMemoryRequirements(VkDevice _device,
 {
    VK_FROM_HANDLE(wrapper_device, device, _device);
 
-   if (device->dispatch_table.GetDeviceBufferMemoryRequirements) {
+   /* Order of the Sinking Star faults in the Mali driver's maintenance4
+    * buffer query during D3D device initialization. Use the existing
+    * create/query/destroy lowering for this application, even when the
+    * driver exports the direct entry point. No memory is bound or allocated.
+    */
+   const char *app_name = device->physical->instance->vk.app_info.app_name;
+   const bool mali_sinking_star =
+      device->physical->driver_properties.driverID == VK_DRIVER_ID_ARM_PROPRIETARY &&
+      app_name && !strcmp(app_name, "sinking_star.exe");
+
+   if (device->dispatch_table.GetDeviceBufferMemoryRequirements &&
+       !mali_sinking_star) {
       device->dispatch_table.GetDeviceBufferMemoryRequirements(device->dispatch_handle,
          pInfo, pMemoryRequirements);
       return;
diff --git a/src/vulkan/wrapper/wrapper_physical_device.c b/src/vulkan/wrapper/wrapper_physical_device.c
index 3b1d7c34a11..40fa6b2cbd1 100644
--- a/src/vulkan/wrapper/wrapper_physical_device.c
+++ b/src/vulkan/wrapper/wrapper_physical_device.c
@@ -967,6 +967,10 @@ wrapper_GetPhysicalDeviceProperties2(VkPhysicalDevice physicalDevice,
       }
       case VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_VULKAN_1_1_PROPERTIES:
       {
+         /* Keep Mali's native subgroup capabilities. Clearing these masks
+          * prevents vkd3d from exposing WaveOps and shader model 6.0+. */
+         if (pdevice->driver_properties.driverID == VK_DRIVER_ID_ARM_PROPRIETARY)
+            break;
          VkPhysicalDeviceVulkan11Properties *vk11_prop =
               (VkPhysicalDeviceVulkan11Properties *)prop;
          vk11_prop->subgroupSupportedOperations = 0;
@@ -1033,6 +1037,10 @@ wrapper_GetPhysicalDeviceProperties2(VkPhysicalDevice physicalDevice,
       }
       case VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_SUBGROUP_PROPERTIES:
       {
+         /* Match the Vulkan 1.1 aggregate query: preserve the driver's
+          * supported operations and stages, without inventing capabilities. */
+         if (pdevice->driver_properties.driverID == VK_DRIVER_ID_ARM_PROPRIETARY)
+            break;
          VkPhysicalDeviceSubgroupProperties *subgroup_prop =
               (VkPhysicalDeviceSubgroupProperties *)prop;
          subgroup_prop->supportedOperations = 0;