diff --git a/src/freedreno/vulkan/tu_device.cc b/src/freedreno/vulkan/tu_device.cc
index f7051a39d10..2b152b8d90a 100644
--- a/src/freedreno/vulkan/tu_device.cc
+++ b/src/freedreno/vulkan/tu_device.cc
@@ -2885,8 +2885,12 @@ tu_DestroyEvent(VkDevice _device,
 VKAPI_ATTR VkResult VKAPI_CALL
 tu_GetEventStatus(VkDevice _device, VkEvent _event)
 {
+   TU_FROM_HANDLE(tu_device, device, _device);
    TU_FROM_HANDLE(tu_event, event, _event);
 
+   if (vk_device_is_lost(&device->vk))
+      return VK_ERROR_DEVICE_LOST;
+
    if (*(uint64_t*) event->bo->map == 1)
       return VK_EVENT_SET;
    return VK_EVENT_RESET;