diff --git a/src/vulkan/wsi/wsi_common_x11.c b/src/vulkan/wsi/wsi_common_x11.c
index 85a66a95dab..6b09d7301f4 100644
--- a/src/vulkan/wsi/wsi_common_x11.c
+++ b/src/vulkan/wsi/wsi_common_x11.c
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ wsi_x11_connection_create(struct wsi_device *wsi_dev,
 
       ver_cookie = xcb_dri3_query_version(conn, 1, 2);
       ver_reply = xcb_dri3_query_version_reply(conn, ver_cookie, NULL);
-      has_dri3_v1_2 =
+      has_dri3_v1_2 = ver_reply != NULL &&
          (ver_reply->major_version > 1 || ver_reply->minor_version >= 2);
       free(ver_reply);
    }