diff --git a/wgpu-core/src/command/compute.rs b/wgpu-core/src/command/compute.rs
index 8dbd6efa1..a9f03ac65 100644
--- a/wgpu-core/src/command/compute.rs
+++ b/wgpu-core/src/command/compute.rs
@@ -503,7 +503,7 @@ impl Global {
             };
 
         let hal_desc = hal::ComputePassDescriptor {
-            label: hal_label(base.label.as_deref(), self.instance.flags),
+            label: hal_label(base.label.as_deref(), device.instance_flags),
             timestamp_writes,
         };
 
diff --git a/wgpu-core/src/command/mod.rs b/wgpu-core/src/command/mod.rs
index 91af31662..56cd57e7b 100644
--- a/wgpu-core/src/command/mod.rs
+++ b/wgpu-core/src/command/mod.rs
@@ -678,9 +678,9 @@ impl Global {
         }
 
         let cmd_buf_raw = cmd_buf_data.encoder.open(&cmd_buf.device)?;
-        if !self
-            .instance
-            .flags
+        if !cmd_buf
+            .device
+            .instance_flags
             .contains(wgt::InstanceFlags::DISCARD_HAL_LABELS)
         {
             unsafe {
@@ -714,9 +714,9 @@ impl Global {
             list.push(TraceCommand::InsertDebugMarker(label.to_string()));
         }
 
-        if !self
-            .instance
-            .flags
+        if !cmd_buf
+            .device
+            .instance_flags
             .contains(wgt::InstanceFlags::DISCARD_HAL_LABELS)
         {
             let cmd_buf_raw = cmd_buf_data.encoder.open(&cmd_buf.device)?;
@@ -751,9 +751,9 @@ impl Global {
         }
 
         let cmd_buf_raw = cmd_buf_data.encoder.open(&cmd_buf.device)?;
-        if !self
-            .instance
-            .flags
+        if !cmd_buf
+            .device
+            .instance_flags
             .contains(wgt::InstanceFlags::DISCARD_HAL_LABELS)
         {
             unsafe {
diff --git a/wgpu-core/src/command/render.rs b/wgpu-core/src/command/render.rs
index 17e04d14c..00892f074 100644
--- a/wgpu-core/src/command/render.rs
+++ b/wgpu-core/src/command/render.rs
@@ -1567,11 +1567,11 @@ impl Global {
         };
         cmd_buf.unlock_encoder().map_pass_err(pass_scope)?;
 
-        let hal_label = hal_label(base.label.as_deref(), self.instance.flags);
-
         let device = &cmd_buf.device;
         let snatch_guard = &device.snatchable_lock.read();
 
+        let hal_label = hal_label(base.label.as_deref(), device.instance_flags);
+
         let (scope, pending_discard_init_fixups) = {
             let mut cmd_buf_data = cmd_buf.data.lock();
             let cmd_buf_data = cmd_buf_data.as_mut().unwrap();
diff --git a/wgpu-core/src/present.rs b/wgpu-core/src/present.rs
index b4fe0bbfb..184d2f7f3 100644
--- a/wgpu-core/src/present.rs
+++ b/wgpu-core/src/present.rs
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ impl Global {
                 let clear_view_desc = hal::TextureViewDescriptor {
                     label: hal_label(
                         Some("(wgpu internal) clear surface texture view"),
-                        self.instance.flags,
+                        device.instance_flags,
                     ),
                     format: config.format,
                     dimension: wgt::TextureViewDimension::D2,