diff --git a/src/intel/vulkan/genX_cmd_video.c b/src/intel/vulkan/genX_cmd_video.c
index 4022a24da08..183f611c4ea 100644
--- a/src/intel/vulkan/genX_cmd_video.c
+++ b/src/intel/vulkan/genX_cmd_video.c
@@ -70,7 +70,8 @@ genX(CmdControlVideoCodingKHR)(VkCommandBuffer commandBuffer,
 
       cmd_buffer->video.params->rc_mode = rate_control_info->rateControlMode;
    } else {
-      cmd_buffer->video.params->rc_mode = VK_VIDEO_ENCODE_RATE_CONTROL_MODE_DEFAULT_KHR;
+      if (cmd_buffer->video.params)
+         cmd_buffer->video.params->rc_mode = VK_VIDEO_ENCODE_RATE_CONTROL_MODE_DEFAULT_KHR;
    }
 }