diff --git a/src/gpu/vulkan/SDL_gpu_vulkan.c b/src/gpu/vulkan/SDL_gpu_vulkan.c
index c7e7af5027..440a70d503 100644
--- a/src/gpu/vulkan/SDL_gpu_vulkan.c
+++ b/src/gpu/vulkan/SDL_gpu_vulkan.c
@@ -5886,7 +5886,10 @@ static VulkanTexture *VULKAN_INTERNAL_CreateTexture(
             VULKAN_TEXTURE_USAGE_MODE_UNINITIALIZED,
             texture);
         VULKAN_INTERNAL_TrackTexture(barrierCommandBuffer, texture);
-        VULKAN_Submit((SDL_GPUCommandBuffer *)barrierCommandBuffer);
+        if (!VULKAN_Submit((SDL_GPUCommandBuffer *)barrierCommandBuffer)) {
+            VULKAN_INTERNAL_DestroyTexture(renderer, texture);
+            return NULL;
+        }
     }
 
     return texture;