diff --git a/src/freedreno/vulkan/tu_pipeline.c b/src/freedreno/vulkan/tu_pipeline.c
index 799b0b2a3de..e5066672177 100644
--- a/src/freedreno/vulkan/tu_pipeline.c
+++ b/src/freedreno/vulkan/tu_pipeline.c
@@ -1980,7 +1980,7 @@ tu_graphics_pipeline_create(VkDevice device,
    if (result == VK_SUCCESS)
       *pPipeline = tu_pipeline_to_handle(pipeline);
    else
-      *pPipeline = NULL;
+      *pPipeline = VK_NULL_HANDLE;
 
    return result;
 }