diff --git a/src/intel/vulkan/anv_descriptor_set.c b/src/intel/vulkan/anv_descriptor_set.c
index e3895a77234..a8d91b36ed0 100644
--- a/src/intel/vulkan/anv_descriptor_set.c
+++ b/src/intel/vulkan/anv_descriptor_set.c
@@ -1805,6 +1805,9 @@ void anv_DestroyDescriptorUpdateTemplate(
    ANV_FROM_HANDLE(anv_descriptor_update_template, template,
                    descriptorUpdateTemplate);
 
+   if (!template)
+      return;
+
    vk_object_base_finish(&template->base);
    vk_free2(&device->vk.alloc, pAllocator, template);
 }