diff --git a/src/vulkan/runtime/vk_debug_utils.c b/src/vulkan/runtime/vk_debug_utils.c
index 556f3de1afd..0aa4c05d7b2 100644
--- a/src/vulkan/runtime/vk_debug_utils.c
+++ b/src/vulkan/runtime/vk_debug_utils.c
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
 #include "vk_util.h"
 #include "stdarg.h"
 #include "util/u_dynarray.h"
+#include "util/u_printf.h"
 
 void
 vk_debug_message(struct vk_instance *instance,
@@ -459,3 +460,15 @@ vk_common_QueueInsertDebugUtilsLabelEXT(
                                 pLabelInfo);
    queue->region_begin = false;
 }
+
+VkResult
+vk_check_printf_status(struct vk_device *dev, struct u_printf_ctx *ctx,
+                       struct u_printf_info *info, uint32_t count)
+{
+   if (u_printf_check_abort(stdout, ctx, info, count)) {
+      vk_device_set_lost(dev, "GPU abort.");
+      return VK_ERROR_DEVICE_LOST;
+   } else {
+      return VK_SUCCESS;
+   }
+}
diff --git a/src/vulkan/runtime/vk_debug_utils.h b/src/vulkan/runtime/vk_debug_utils.h
index 7f27be47461..403ff169ab3 100644
--- a/src/vulkan/runtime/vk_debug_utils.h
+++ b/src/vulkan/runtime/vk_debug_utils.h
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 #ifndef VK_DEBUG_UTILS_H
 #define VK_DEBUG_UTILS_H
 
+#include "vk_device.h"
 #include "vk_instance.h"
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
@@ -67,6 +68,13 @@ vk_address_binding_report(struct vk_instance *instance,
                           uint64_t size,
                           VkDeviceAddressBindingTypeEXT type);
 
+struct u_printf_ctx;
+struct u_printf_info;
+
+VkResult
+vk_check_printf_status(struct vk_device *dev, struct u_printf_ctx *ctx,
+                       struct u_printf_info *info, uint32_t count);
+
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
 #endif