diff --git a/hw/xbox/nv2a/pgraph/vk/debug.c b/hw/xbox/nv2a/pgraph/vk/debug.c
index f7a54de9fc..90f5b15a84 100644
--- a/hw/xbox/nv2a/pgraph/vk/debug.c
+++ b/hw/xbox/nv2a/pgraph/vk/debug.c
@@ -59,14 +59,25 @@ void pgraph_vk_debug_frame_terminator(void)
 }
 
 void pgraph_vk_insert_debug_marker(PGRAPHVkState *r, VkCommandBuffer cmd,
-                                   const char *name, float color[4])
+                                   float color[4], const char *format, ...)
 {
-    if (r->debug_utils_extension_enabled) {
-        VkDebugUtilsLabelEXT label_info = {
-            .sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_DEBUG_UTILS_LABEL_EXT,
-            .pLabelName = name,
-        };
-        memcpy(label_info.color, color, 4 * sizeof(float));
-        vkCmdInsertDebugUtilsLabelEXT(cmd, &label_info);
+    if (!r->debug_utils_extension_enabled) {
+        return;
     }
+
+    char *buf = NULL;
+
+    va_list args;
+    va_start(args, format);
+    int err = vasprintf(&buf, format, args);
+    assert(err >= 0);
+    va_end(args);
+
+    VkDebugUtilsLabelEXT label_info = {
+        .sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_DEBUG_UTILS_LABEL_EXT,
+        .pLabelName = buf,
+    };
+    memcpy(label_info.color, color, 4 * sizeof(float));
+    vkCmdInsertDebugUtilsLabelEXT(cmd, &label_info);
+    free(buf);
 }
diff --git a/hw/xbox/nv2a/pgraph/vk/renderer.h b/hw/xbox/nv2a/pgraph/vk/renderer.h
index aa177723ad..43279046d2 100644
--- a/hw/xbox/nv2a/pgraph/vk/renderer.h
+++ b/hw/xbox/nv2a/pgraph/vk/renderer.h
@@ -392,7 +392,8 @@ void pgraph_vk_check_memory_budget(PGRAPHState *pg);
 
 // debug.c
 void pgraph_vk_debug_init(void);
-void pgraph_vk_insert_debug_marker(PGRAPHVkState *r, VkCommandBuffer cmd, const char* name, float color[4]);
+void pgraph_vk_insert_debug_marker(PGRAPHVkState *r, VkCommandBuffer cmd,
+                                   float color[4], const char *format, ...) __attribute__ ((format (printf, 4, 5)));
 
 // instance.c
 void pgraph_vk_init_instance(PGRAPHState *pg, Error **errp);