diff --git a/src/amd/vulkan/radv_cmd_buffer.c b/src/amd/vulkan/radv_cmd_buffer.c
index 7ced8d7eae0..60af72a3710 100644
--- a/src/amd/vulkan/radv_cmd_buffer.c
+++ b/src/amd/vulkan/radv_cmd_buffer.c
@@ -5146,15 +5146,14 @@ radv_CmdBindPipeline(VkCommandBuffer commandBuffer, VkPipelineBindPoint pipeline
       break;
    }
    case VK_PIPELINE_BIND_POINT_GRAPHICS: {
-      struct radv_graphics_pipeline *graphics_pipeline =
-         pipeline ? radv_pipeline_to_graphics(pipeline) : NULL;
+      struct radv_graphics_pipeline *graphics_pipeline = radv_pipeline_to_graphics(pipeline);
 
       if (cmd_buffer->state.graphics_pipeline == graphics_pipeline)
          return;
       radv_mark_descriptor_sets_dirty(cmd_buffer, pipelineBindPoint);
 
       bool vtx_emit_count_changed =
-         !pipeline || !cmd_buffer->state.graphics_pipeline ||
+         !cmd_buffer->state.graphics_pipeline ||
          cmd_buffer->state.graphics_pipeline->vtx_emit_num != graphics_pipeline->vtx_emit_num ||
          cmd_buffer->state.graphics_pipeline->vtx_base_sgpr != graphics_pipeline->vtx_base_sgpr;
       cmd_buffer->state.graphics_pipeline = graphics_pipeline;