diff --git a/render/vulkan/vulkan.c b/render/vulkan/vulkan.c
index 7cdc44a0..905feb90 100644
--- a/render/vulkan/vulkan.c
+++ b/render/vulkan/vulkan.c
@@ -462,7 +462,6 @@ struct wlr_vk_device *vulkan_device_create(struct wlr_vk_instance *ini,
 	const char *extensions[32] = {0};
 	size_t extensions_len = 0;
 	extensions[extensions_len++] = VK_KHR_EXTERNAL_MEMORY_FD_EXTENSION_NAME;
-	extensions[extensions_len++] = VK_KHR_EXTERNAL_SEMAPHORE_FD_EXTENSION_NAME;
 	extensions[extensions_len++] = VK_KHR_IMAGE_FORMAT_LIST_EXTENSION_NAME; // or vulkan 1.2
 	extensions[extensions_len++] = VK_EXT_EXTERNAL_MEMORY_DMA_BUF_EXTENSION_NAME;
 	extensions[extensions_len++] = VK_EXT_QUEUE_FAMILY_FOREIGN_EXTENSION_NAME;
@@ -497,19 +496,25 @@ struct wlr_vk_device *vulkan_device_create(struct wlr_vk_instance *ini,
 		assert(graphics_found);
 	}
 
-	const VkPhysicalDeviceExternalSemaphoreInfo ext_semaphore_info = {
-		.sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_EXTERNAL_SEMAPHORE_INFO,
-		.handleType = VK_EXTERNAL_SEMAPHORE_HANDLE_TYPE_SYNC_FD_BIT,
-	};
-	VkExternalSemaphoreProperties ext_semaphore_props = {
-		.sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_EXTERNAL_SEMAPHORE_PROPERTIES,
-	};
-	vkGetPhysicalDeviceExternalSemaphoreProperties(phdev,
-		&ext_semaphore_info, &ext_semaphore_props);
-	bool exportable_semaphore = ext_semaphore_props.externalSemaphoreFeatures &
-		VK_EXTERNAL_SEMAPHORE_FEATURE_EXPORTABLE_BIT;
-	bool importable_semaphore = ext_semaphore_props.externalSemaphoreFeatures &
-		VK_EXTERNAL_SEMAPHORE_FEATURE_IMPORTABLE_BIT;
+	bool exportable_semaphore = false, importable_semaphore = false;
+	bool has_external_semaphore_fd =
+		check_extension(avail_ext_props, avail_extc, VK_KHR_EXTERNAL_SEMAPHORE_FD_EXTENSION_NAME);
+	if (has_external_semaphore_fd) {
+		const VkPhysicalDeviceExternalSemaphoreInfo ext_semaphore_info = {
+			.sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_EXTERNAL_SEMAPHORE_INFO,
+			.handleType = VK_EXTERNAL_SEMAPHORE_HANDLE_TYPE_SYNC_FD_BIT,
+		};
+		VkExternalSemaphoreProperties ext_semaphore_props = {
+			.sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_EXTERNAL_SEMAPHORE_PROPERTIES,
+		};
+		vkGetPhysicalDeviceExternalSemaphoreProperties(phdev,
+			&ext_semaphore_info, &ext_semaphore_props);
+		exportable_semaphore = ext_semaphore_props.externalSemaphoreFeatures &
+			VK_EXTERNAL_SEMAPHORE_FEATURE_EXPORTABLE_BIT;
+		importable_semaphore = ext_semaphore_props.externalSemaphoreFeatures &
+			VK_EXTERNAL_SEMAPHORE_FEATURE_IMPORTABLE_BIT;
+		extensions[extensions_len++] = VK_KHR_EXTERNAL_SEMAPHORE_FD_EXTENSION_NAME;
+	}
 	if (!exportable_semaphore) {
 		wlr_log(WLR_DEBUG, "VkSemaphore is not exportable to a sync_file");
 	}
@@ -617,10 +622,13 @@ struct wlr_vk_device *vulkan_device_create(struct wlr_vk_instance *ini,
 	load_device_proc(dev, "vkWaitSemaphoresKHR", &dev->api.vkWaitSemaphoresKHR);
 	load_device_proc(dev, "vkGetSemaphoreCounterValueKHR",
 		&dev->api.vkGetSemaphoreCounterValueKHR);
-	load_device_proc(dev, "vkGetSemaphoreFdKHR", &dev->api.vkGetSemaphoreFdKHR);
-	load_device_proc(dev, "vkImportSemaphoreFdKHR", &dev->api.vkImportSemaphoreFdKHR);
 	load_device_proc(dev, "vkQueueSubmit2KHR", &dev->api.vkQueueSubmit2KHR);
 
+	if (has_external_semaphore_fd) {
+		load_device_proc(dev, "vkGetSemaphoreFdKHR", &dev->api.vkGetSemaphoreFdKHR);
+		load_device_proc(dev, "vkImportSemaphoreFdKHR", &dev->api.vkImportSemaphoreFdKHR);
+	}
+
 	size_t max_fmts;
 	const struct wlr_vk_format *fmts = vulkan_get_format_list(&max_fmts);
 	dev->format_props = calloc(max_fmts, sizeof(*dev->format_props));