diff --git a/.pick_status.json b/.pick_status.json
index c4fc59594bf..806f2e7803e 100644
--- a/.pick_status.json
+++ b/.pick_status.json
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@
         "description": "vulkan/runtime: allow null/empty debug names",
         "nominated": true,
         "nomination_type": 1,
-        "resolution": 0,
+        "resolution": 1,
         "main_sha": null,
         "because_sha": "3b361b234ac49f41a94a9bcf94fb68d5407b4b83",
         "notes": null
diff --git a/src/vulkan/runtime/vk_debug_utils.c b/src/vulkan/runtime/vk_debug_utils.c
index 2c083ab8937..556f3de1afd 100644
--- a/src/vulkan/runtime/vk_debug_utils.c
+++ b/src/vulkan/runtime/vk_debug_utils.c
@@ -302,10 +302,12 @@ vk_common_SetDebugUtilsObjectNameEXT(
       vk_free(alloc, object->object_name);
       object->object_name = NULL;
    }
-   object->object_name = vk_strdup(alloc, pNameInfo->pObjectName,
-                                   VK_SYSTEM_ALLOCATION_SCOPE_OBJECT);
-   if (!object->object_name)
-      return VK_ERROR_OUT_OF_HOST_MEMORY;
+   if (pNameInfo->pObjectName != NULL) {
+      object->object_name = vk_strdup(alloc, pNameInfo->pObjectName,
+                                      VK_SYSTEM_ALLOCATION_SCOPE_OBJECT);
+      if (!object->object_name)
+         return VK_ERROR_OUT_OF_HOST_MEMORY;
+   }
 
    return VK_SUCCESS;
 }