diff --git a/src/xenia/ui/vulkan/vulkan_device.cc b/src/xenia/ui/vulkan/vulkan_device.cc
index 178e2d3cc..9e03d2608 100644
--- a/src/xenia/ui/vulkan/vulkan_device.cc
+++ b/src/xenia/ui/vulkan/vulkan_device.cc
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ bool VulkanDevice::Initialize(DeviceInfo device_info) {
   // Gather list of enabled extension names.
   auto extensions_result =
       CheckRequirements(required_extensions_, device_info.extensions);
-  auto& enabled_extensions = extensions_result.second;
+  enabled_extensions_ = extensions_result.second;
 
   // We wait until both extensions and layers are checked before failing out so
   // that the user gets a complete list of what they have/don't.
@@ -166,8 +166,8 @@ bool VulkanDevice::Initialize(DeviceInfo device_info) {
   create_info.enabledLayerCount = static_cast<uint32_t>(enabled_layers.size());
   create_info.ppEnabledLayerNames = enabled_layers.data();
   create_info.enabledExtensionCount =
-      static_cast<uint32_t>(enabled_extensions.size());
-  create_info.ppEnabledExtensionNames = enabled_extensions.data();
+      static_cast<uint32_t>(enabled_extensions_.size());
+  create_info.ppEnabledExtensionNames = enabled_extensions_.data();
   create_info.pEnabledFeatures = &enabled_features;
 
   auto err = vkCreateDevice(device_info.handle, &create_info, nullptr, &handle);
@@ -192,6 +192,13 @@ bool VulkanDevice::Initialize(DeviceInfo device_info) {
       return false;
   }
 
+  // Set flags so we can track enabled extensions easily.
+  for (auto& ext : enabled_extensions_) {
+    if (!std::strcmp(ext, VK_EXT_DEBUG_MARKER_EXTENSION_NAME)) {
+      debug_marker_ena_ = true;
+    }
+  }
+
   device_info_ = std::move(device_info);
   queue_family_index_ = ideal_queue_family_index;
 
@@ -239,6 +246,11 @@ void VulkanDevice::DbgSetObjectName(VkDevice device, uint64_t object,
 void VulkanDevice::DbgSetObjectName(uint64_t object,
                                     VkDebugReportObjectTypeEXT object_type,
                                     std::string name) {
+  if (!debug_marker_ena_) {
+    // Extension disabled.
+    return;
+  }
+
   DbgSetObjectName(*this, object, object_type, name);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/xenia/ui/vulkan/vulkan_device.h b/src/xenia/ui/vulkan/vulkan_device.h
index 08886e487..0916a7909 100644
--- a/src/xenia/ui/vulkan/vulkan_device.h
+++ b/src/xenia/ui/vulkan/vulkan_device.h
@@ -100,6 +100,9 @@ class VulkanDevice {
 
   std::vector<Requirement> required_layers_;
   std::vector<Requirement> required_extensions_;
+  std::vector<const char*> enabled_extensions_;
+
+  bool debug_marker_ena_ = false;
 
   DeviceInfo device_info_;
   uint32_t queue_family_index_ = 0;