diff --git a/src/nouveau/vulkan/nvk_image.c b/src/nouveau/vulkan/nvk_image.c
index 0d3f77e61a4..6d0b7977796 100644
--- a/src/nouveau/vulkan/nvk_image.c
+++ b/src/nouveau/vulkan/nvk_image.c
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ nvk_GetPhysicalDeviceImageFormatProperties2(
 {
    VK_FROM_HANDLE(nvk_physical_device, pdev, physicalDevice);
 
-   const VkPhysicalDeviceExternalImageFormatInfo *external_info = NULL;
+   const VkPhysicalDeviceExternalImageFormatInfo *external_info =
       vk_find_struct_const(pImageFormatInfo->pNext,
                            PHYSICAL_DEVICE_EXTERNAL_IMAGE_FORMAT_INFO);