diff --git a/render/vulkan/renderer.c b/render/vulkan/renderer.c
index dcb19c328..13ce6b511 100644
--- a/render/vulkan/renderer.c
+++ b/render/vulkan/renderer.c
@@ -2791,11 +2791,6 @@ error:
 }
 
 struct wlr_renderer *wlr_vk_renderer_create_with_drm_fd(int drm_fd) {
-	wlr_log(WLR_INFO, "The vulkan renderer is only experimental and "
-		"not expected to be ready for daily use");
-	wlr_log(WLR_INFO, "Run with VK_INSTANCE_LAYERS=VK_LAYER_KHRONOS_validation "
-		"to enable the validation layer");
-
 	// NOTE: we could add functionality to allow the compositor passing its
 	// name and version to this function. Just use dummies until then,
 	// shouldn't be relevant to the driver anyways
diff --git a/render/wlr_renderer.c b/render/wlr_renderer.c
index cfddca884..27feb2913 100644
--- a/render/wlr_renderer.c
+++ b/render/wlr_renderer.c
@@ -265,6 +265,21 @@ struct wlr_renderer *renderer_autocreate_with_drm_fd(int drm_fd) {
 	bool is_auto = strcmp(renderer_name, "auto") == 0;
 	struct wlr_renderer *renderer = NULL;
 
+#if WLR_HAS_VULKAN_RENDERER
+	if (is_auto || strcmp(renderer_name, "vulkan") == 0) {
+		if (drm_fd < 0) {
+			log_creation_failure(is_auto, "Cannot create Vulkan renderer: no DRM FD available");
+		} else {
+			renderer = wlr_vk_renderer_create_with_drm_fd(drm_fd);
+			if (renderer) {
+				return renderer;
+			} else {
+				log_creation_failure(is_auto, "Failed to create a Vulkan renderer");
+			}
+		}
+	}
+#endif
+
 #if WLR_HAS_GLES2_RENDERER
 	if (is_auto || strcmp(renderer_name, "gles2") == 0) {
 		if (drm_fd < 0) {
@@ -280,21 +295,6 @@ struct wlr_renderer *renderer_autocreate_with_drm_fd(int drm_fd) {
 	}
 #endif
 
-#if WLR_HAS_VULKAN_RENDERER
-	if (strcmp(renderer_name, "vulkan") == 0) {
-		if (drm_fd < 0) {
-			log_creation_failure(is_auto, "Cannot create Vulkan renderer: no DRM FD available");
-		} else {
-			renderer = wlr_vk_renderer_create_with_drm_fd(drm_fd);
-			if (renderer) {
-				return renderer;
-			} else {
-				log_creation_failure(is_auto, "Failed to create a Vulkan renderer");
-			}
-		}
-	}
-#endif
-
 	bool has_render_node = false;
 	if (is_auto && drm_fd >= 0) {
 		char *render_node = drmGetRenderDeviceNameFromFd(drm_fd);