diff --git a/gfx/common/vulkan_common.c b/gfx/common/vulkan_common.c
index 75bbc757f5..babe5d312d 100644
--- a/gfx/common/vulkan_common.c
+++ b/gfx/common/vulkan_common.c
@@ -1242,7 +1242,7 @@ bool vulkan_context_init(gfx_ctx_vulkan_data_t *vk,
    app.applicationVersion            = 0;
    app.pEngineName                   = "RetroArch";
    app.engineVersion                 = 0;
-   app.apiVersion                    = VK_API_VERSION;
+   app.apiVersion                    = VK_MAKE_VERSION(1, 0, 2);
 
    info.pApplicationInfo             = &app;
    info.enabledExtensionCount        = ARRAY_SIZE(instance_extensions);