diff --git a/build_overrides/vulkan_headers.gni b/build_overrides/vulkan_headers.gni
index 5efa852344924..8a4144db207b6 100644
--- a/build_overrides/vulkan_headers.gni
+++ b/build_overrides/vulkan_headers.gni
@@ -6,6 +6,6 @@
 # set anything.
 
 if (is_linux) {
-  vulkan_use_x11 = true
+  vulkan_use_x11 = false
   vulkan_use_wayland = true
 }
diff --git a/impeller/tools/impeller.gni b/impeller/tools/impeller.gni
index a81cbc352387e..55453fe574f32 100644
--- a/impeller/tools/impeller.gni
+++ b/impeller/tools/impeller.gni
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ declare_args() {
                               enable_unittests) && target_os != "fuchsia"
 
   # Whether the Vulkan backend is enabled.
-  impeller_enable_vulkan = (is_win || is_android || is_mac ||
+  impeller_enable_vulkan = (is_linux || is_win || is_android || is_mac ||
                             enable_unittests) && target_os != "fuchsia"
 
   # Whether to use a prebuilt impellerc.
diff --git a/tools/gn b/tools/gn
index 5480e2f0d81fe..c485d9b468b6d 100755
--- a/tools/gn
+++ b/tools/gn
@@ -668,7 +668,7 @@ def to_gn_args(args):
   # Enable Vulkan on all platforms except for iOS. This is just
   # to save on mobile binary size, as there's no reason the Vulkan embedder
   # features can't work on these platforms.
-  if gn_args['target_os'] not in ['ios', 'mac', 'linux']:
+  if gn_args['target_os'] not in ['ios', 'mac']:
     gn_args['skia_use_vulkan'] = True
     gn_args['skia_use_vma'] = False
     gn_args['shell_enable_vulkan'] = True