diff --git a/src/mesa/drivers/dri/i965/intel_screen.c b/src/mesa/drivers/dri/i965/intel_screen.c
index 464cebf..bdfe548 100644
--- a/src/mesa/drivers/dri/i965/intel_screen.c
+++ b/src/mesa/drivers/dri/i965/intel_screen.c
@@ -1073,6 +1073,8 @@ intel_init_bufmgr(struct intel_screen *intelScreen)
       return false;
    }
 
+   drm_intel_bufmgr_gem_set_vma_cache_size(intelScreen->bufmgr, 512);
+
    return true;
 }