diff --git a/src/intel/vulkan/genX_simple_shader.c b/src/intel/vulkan/genX_simple_shader.c
index 6c4548ca892..b37b64ea0f7 100644
--- a/src/intel/vulkan/genX_simple_shader.c
+++ b/src/intel/vulkan/genX_simple_shader.c
@@ -110,7 +110,8 @@ genX(emit_simpler_shader_init_fragment)(struct anv_simple_shader *state)
 
    genX(emit_l3_config)(batch, device, state->l3_config);
 
-   state->cmd_buffer->state.current_l3_config = state->l3_config;
+   if (state->cmd_buffer)
+      state->cmd_buffer->state.current_l3_config = state->l3_config;
 
    enum intel_urb_deref_block_size deref_block_size;
    genX(emit_urb_setup)(device, batch, state->l3_config,