diff --git a/gfx/drivers/vulkan.c b/gfx/drivers/vulkan.c
index 5ed58d3cd1..167f10fd9e 100644
--- a/gfx/drivers/vulkan.c
+++ b/gfx/drivers/vulkan.c
@@ -57,6 +57,8 @@
 
 static void vulkan_set_viewport(void *data, unsigned viewport_width,
       unsigned viewport_height, bool force_full, bool allow_rotate);
+static bool vulkan_is_mapped_swapchain_texture_ptr(const vk_t* vk,
+      const void* ptr);
 
 #ifdef HAVE_OVERLAY
 static void vulkan_overlay_free(vk_t *vk);
@@ -682,6 +684,12 @@ static void vulkan_deinit_textures(vk_t *vk)
 {
    unsigned i;
 
+   /* Avoid memcpying from a destroyed/unmapped texture later on. */
+   const void* cached_frame;
+   video_driver_cached_frame_get(&cached_frame, NULL, NULL, NULL);
+   if (vulkan_is_mapped_swapchain_texture_ptr(vk, cached_frame))
+      video_driver_set_cached_frame_ptr(NULL);
+
    vulkan_deinit_samplers(vk);
 
    for (i = 0; i < vk->num_swapchain_images; i++)
@@ -2389,6 +2397,18 @@ static bool vulkan_get_current_sw_framebuffer(void *data,
    return true;
 }
 
+static bool vulkan_is_mapped_swapchain_texture_ptr(const vk_t* vk,
+      const void* ptr)
+{
+   for (unsigned i = 0; i < vk->num_swapchain_images; i++)
+   {
+      if (ptr == vk->swapchain[i].texture.mapped)
+         return true;
+   }
+
+   return false;
+}
+
 static bool vulkan_get_hw_render_interface(void *data,
       const struct retro_hw_render_interface **iface)
 {
diff --git a/retroarch.c b/retroarch.c
index 8ef678c422..9844af8ab0 100644
--- a/retroarch.c
+++ b/retroarch.c
@@ -30897,8 +30897,7 @@ static void video_driver_lock_new(struct rarch_state *p_rarch)
 void video_driver_set_cached_frame_ptr(const void *data)
 {
    struct rarch_state *p_rarch = &rarch_st;
-   if (data)
-      p_rarch->frame_cache_data = data;
+   p_rarch->frame_cache_data = data;
 }
 
 void video_driver_set_stub_frame(void)