diff --git a/src/panfrost/vulkan/panvk_physical_device.c b/src/panfrost/vulkan/panvk_physical_device.c
index 4177419ea664e..fea213952fa91 100644
--- a/src/panfrost/vulkan/panvk_physical_device.c
+++ b/src/panfrost/vulkan/panvk_physical_device.c
@@ -1250,6 +1250,13 @@ panvk_GetPhysicalDeviceImageFormatProperties2(
     *    present and VkExternalImageFormatProperties will be ignored.
     */
    if (external_info && external_info->handleType != 0) {
+      VkExternalImageFormatProperties fallback_external_props;
+
+      if (!external_props) {
+         memset(&fallback_external_props, 0, sizeof(fallback_external_props));
+         external_props = &fallback_external_props;
+      }
+
       result = panvk_get_external_image_format_properties(
          physical_device, base_info, external_info->handleType,
          &external_props->externalMemoryProperties);