diff --git a/samples/extensions/shader_debugprintf/shader_debugprintf.cpp b/samples/extensions/shader_debugprintf/shader_debugprintf.cpp
index 6b83be395..7c1d23036 100644
--- a/samples/extensions/shader_debugprintf/shader_debugprintf.cpp
+++ b/samples/extensions/shader_debugprintf/shader_debugprintf.cpp
@@ -433,6 +433,9 @@ const std::vector<const char *> ShaderDebugPrintf::get_validation_layers()
 // This sample overrides the instance creation part of the framework to chain in additional structures
 std::unique_ptr<vkb::Instance> ShaderDebugPrintf::create_instance(bool headless)
 {
+	uint32_t instanceApiVersion;
+	VK_CHECK(vkEnumerateInstanceVersion(&instanceApiVersion));
+
 	uint32_t instance_extension_count;
 	VK_CHECK(vkEnumerateInstanceExtensionProperties(nullptr, &instance_extension_count, nullptr));
 	std::vector<VkExtensionProperties> available_instance_extensions(instance_extension_count);
@@ -442,9 +445,13 @@ std::unique_ptr<vkb::Instance> ShaderDebugPrintf::create_instance(bool headless)
 	// For backwards compatibility with SDKs < 1.3.272 without VK_EXT_layer_settings, the remainder of this custom override is required
 	if (std::any_of(available_instance_extensions.begin(),
 	                available_instance_extensions.end(),
-	                [](VkExtensionProperties extension) { return strcmp(extension.extensionName, VK_EXT_LAYER_SETTINGS_EXTENSION_NAME) == 0; }))
+	                [](VkExtensionProperties const &extension) { return strcmp(extension.extensionName, VK_EXT_LAYER_SETTINGS_EXTENSION_NAME) == 0; }))
 	{
-		// Run standard create_instance() from framework (with layer settings support) and return
+		// debugPrintfEXT layer feature requires Vulkan API 1.1, but use API 1.2 until VVL performance fix is available in SDKs > 1.3.290
+		// See VVL issue https://github.com/KhronosGroup/Vulkan-ValidationLayers/issues/7562 for defect and fix information
+		set_api_version(instanceApiVersion <= VK_MAKE_API_VERSION(0, 1, 3, 290) ? VK_API_VERSION_1_2 : VK_API_VERSION_1_1);
+
+		// Run standard create_instance() from framework (with set_api_version and layer settings support) and return
 		return VulkanSample::create_instance(headless);
 	}
 
@@ -463,7 +470,7 @@ std::unique_ptr<vkb::Instance> ShaderDebugPrintf::create_instance(bool headless)
 	bool portability_enumeration_available = false;
 	if (std::any_of(available_instance_extensions.begin(),
 	                available_instance_extensions.end(),
-	                [](VkExtensionProperties extension) { return strcmp(extension.extensionName, VK_KHR_PORTABILITY_ENUMERATION_EXTENSION_NAME) == 0; }))
+	                [](VkExtensionProperties const &extension) { return strcmp(extension.extensionName, VK_KHR_PORTABILITY_ENUMERATION_EXTENSION_NAME) == 0; }))
 	{
 		enabled_extensions.push_back(VK_KHR_PORTABILITY_ENUMERATION_EXTENSION_NAME);
 		portability_enumeration_available = true;
@@ -473,7 +480,7 @@ std::unique_ptr<vkb::Instance> ShaderDebugPrintf::create_instance(bool headless)
 	VkApplicationInfo app_info{VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_APPLICATION_INFO};
 	app_info.pApplicationName = "Shader debugprintf";
 	app_info.pEngineName      = "Vulkan Samples";
-	app_info.apiVersion       = VK_API_VERSION_1_0;
+	app_info.apiVersion       = instanceApiVersion <= VK_MAKE_API_VERSION(0, 1, 3, 290) ? VK_API_VERSION_1_2 : VK_API_VERSION_1_1;
 
 	// Shader printf is a feature of the validation layers that needs to be enabled
 	std::vector<VkValidationFeatureEnableEXT> validation_feature_enables = {VK_VALIDATION_FEATURE_ENABLE_DEBUG_PRINTF_EXT};