diff --git a/src/intel/vulkan/genX_pipeline.c b/src/intel/vulkan/genX_pipeline.c
index 5f4a56f3337..3a95ff4e74f 100644
--- a/src/intel/vulkan/genX_pipeline.c
+++ b/src/intel/vulkan/genX_pipeline.c
@@ -791,7 +791,7 @@ emit_rs_state(struct anv_graphics_pipeline *pipeline,
    raster.ScissorRectangleEnable = true;
 
    raster.ConservativeRasterizationEnable =
-      rs->conservative_mode != VK_CONSERVATIVE_RASTERIZATION_MODE_DISABLED_EXT;
+      rs && rs->conservative_mode != VK_CONSERVATIVE_RASTERIZATION_MODE_DISABLED_EXT;
    raster.APIMode = DX101;
 
    GENX(3DSTATE_SF_pack)(NULL, pipeline->gfx8.sf, &sf);
@@ -1847,7 +1847,6 @@ genX(graphics_pipeline_emit)(struct anv_graphics_pipeline *pipeline,
    enum intel_urb_deref_block_size urb_deref_block_size;
    emit_urb_setup(pipeline, &urb_deref_block_size);
 
-   assert(state->rs != NULL);
    emit_rs_state(pipeline, state->ia, state->rs, state->ms, state->rp,
                  urb_deref_block_size);
    emit_ms_state(pipeline, state->ms);