diff --git a/wgpu-hal/src/vulkan/command.rs b/wgpu-hal/src/vulkan/command.rs
index e225ca835..96a638483 100644
--- a/wgpu-hal/src/vulkan/command.rs
+++ b/wgpu-hal/src/vulkan/command.rs
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ impl crate::CommandEncoder<super::Api> for super::CommandEncoder {
         let _ = self
             .device
             .raw
-            .reset_command_pool(self.raw, vk::CommandPoolResetFlags::RELEASE_RESOURCES);
+            .reset_command_pool(self.raw, vk::CommandPoolResetFlags::default());
     }
 
     unsafe fn transition_buffers<'a, T>(&mut self, barriers: T)
diff --git a/wgpu-hal/src/vulkan/device.rs b/wgpu-hal/src/vulkan/device.rs
index b9d74e36e..41b5e0028 100644
--- a/wgpu-hal/src/vulkan/device.rs
+++ b/wgpu-hal/src/vulkan/device.rs
@@ -1059,6 +1059,7 @@ impl crate::Device<super::Api> for super::Device {
     ) -> Result<super::CommandEncoder, crate::DeviceError> {
         let vk_info = vk::CommandPoolCreateInfo::builder()
             .queue_family_index(desc.queue.family_index)
+            .flags(vk::CommandPoolCreateFlags::TRANSIENT)
             .build();
         let raw = self.shared.raw.create_command_pool(&vk_info, None)?;