diff --git a/Source/Core/VideoBackends/Vulkan/VertexManager.cpp b/Source/Core/VideoBackends/Vulkan/VertexManager.cpp
index b6c7713baa..f3c948a60d 100644
--- a/Source/Core/VideoBackends/Vulkan/VertexManager.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/VideoBackends/Vulkan/VertexManager.cpp
@@ -59,6 +59,9 @@ VertexManager::~VertexManager()
 
 bool VertexManager::Initialize()
 {
+  if (!VertexManagerBase::Initialize())
+    return false;
+
   m_vertex_stream_buffer =
       StreamBuffer::Create(VK_BUFFER_USAGE_VERTEX_BUFFER_BIT, VERTEX_STREAM_BUFFER_SIZE);
   m_index_stream_buffer =