diff --git a/src/panfrost/vulkan/panvk_cmd_pool.c b/src/panfrost/vulkan/panvk_cmd_pool.c
index 5fbd37c86f4..ecbfc9e00cc 100644
--- a/src/panfrost/vulkan/panvk_cmd_pool.c
+++ b/src/panfrost/vulkan/panvk_cmd_pool.c
@@ -51,6 +51,9 @@ panvk_DestroyCommandPool(VkDevice _device, VkCommandPool commandPool,
    VK_FROM_HANDLE(panvk_device, device, _device);
    VK_FROM_HANDLE(panvk_cmd_pool, pool, commandPool);
 
+   if (!pool)
+      return;
+
    vk_command_pool_finish(&pool->vk);
 
    panvk_bo_pool_cleanup(&pool->desc_bo_pool);