diff --git a/GPU/Vulkan/PipelineManagerVulkan.cpp b/GPU/Vulkan/PipelineManagerVulkan.cpp
index 1f96662bf5..dea7a0201a 100644
--- a/GPU/Vulkan/PipelineManagerVulkan.cpp
+++ b/GPU/Vulkan/PipelineManagerVulkan.cpp
@@ -180,6 +180,7 @@ static std::string CutFromMain(std::string str) {
 static VulkanPipeline *CreateVulkanPipeline(VulkanRenderManager *renderManager, VkPipelineCache pipelineCache,
 	VkPipelineLayout layout, PipelineFlags pipelineFlags, VkSampleCountFlagBits sampleCount, const VulkanPipelineRasterStateKey &key,
 	const DecVtxFormat *decFmt, VulkanVertexShader *vs, VulkanFragmentShader *fs, VulkanGeometryShader *gs, bool useHwTransform, u32 variantBitmask, bool cacheLoad) {
+	_assert_(fs && vs);
 
 	if (!fs->GetModule()) {
 		ERROR_LOG(G3D, "Fragment shader missing in CreateVulkanPipeline");
@@ -189,6 +190,10 @@ static VulkanPipeline *CreateVulkanPipeline(VulkanRenderManager *renderManager,
 		ERROR_LOG(G3D, "Vertex shader missing in CreateVulkanPipeline");
 		return nullptr;
 	}
+	if (gs && !gs->GetModule()) {
+		ERROR_LOG(G3D, "Geometry shader missing in CreateVulkanPipeline");
+		return nullptr;
+	}
 
 	VulkanPipeline *vulkanPipeline = new VulkanPipeline();
 	vulkanPipeline->desc = new VKRGraphicsPipelineDesc();