diff --git a/ggml/src/ggml-vulkan/ggml-vulkan.cpp b/ggml/src/ggml-vulkan/ggml-vulkan.cpp
index 178d8eb3de..57a9a94baf 100644
--- a/ggml/src/ggml-vulkan/ggml-vulkan.cpp
+++ b/ggml/src/ggml-vulkan/ggml-vulkan.cpp
@@ -1960,7 +1960,7 @@ static vk_buffer ggml_vk_create_buffer(vk_device& device, size_t size, const std
         }
     }
 
-    if (buf->device_memory == VK_NULL_HANDLE) {
+    if (!buf->device_memory) {
         device->device.destroyBuffer(buf->buffer);
         throw vk::OutOfDeviceMemoryError("No suitable memory type found");
     }