diff --git a/src/xenia/ui/vulkan/vulkan_instance.cc b/src/xenia/ui/vulkan/vulkan_instance.cc
index b324f86f2..ea6f59ca0 100644
--- a/src/xenia/ui/vulkan/vulkan_instance.cc
+++ b/src/xenia/ui/vulkan/vulkan_instance.cc
@@ -64,6 +64,21 @@ VulkanInstance::VulkanInstance() {
 
   DeclareRequiredExtension(VK_EXT_DEBUG_MARKER_EXTENSION_NAME,
                            Version::Make(0, 0, 0), true);
+  DeclareRequiredExtension(VK_KHR_SURFACE_EXTENSION_NAME,
+                           Version::Make(0, 0, 0), true);
+#if XE_PLATFORM_WIN32
+  DeclareRequiredExtension(VK_KHR_WIN32_SURFACE_EXTENSION_NAME,
+                           Version::Make(0, 0, 0), true);
+#elif XE_PLATFORM_LINUX
+#ifdef GDK_WINDOWING_X11
+  DeclareRequiredExtension(VK_KHR_XCB_SURFACE_EXTENSION_NAME,
+                           Version::Make(0, 0, 0), true);
+#else
+#error No Vulkan surface extension for the GDK backend defined yet.
+#endif
+#else
+#error No Vulkan surface extension for the platform defined yet.
+#endif
 }
 
 VulkanInstance::~VulkanInstance() { DestroyInstance(); }
diff --git a/src/xenia/ui/vulkan/vulkan_provider.cc b/src/xenia/ui/vulkan/vulkan_provider.cc
index 119f03992..ab566565f 100644
--- a/src/xenia/ui/vulkan/vulkan_provider.cc
+++ b/src/xenia/ui/vulkan/vulkan_provider.cc
@@ -52,10 +52,13 @@ bool VulkanProvider::Initialize() {
   instance_ = std::make_unique<VulkanInstance>();
 
   // Always enable the swapchain.
+  instance_->DeclareRequiredExtension(VK_KHR_SURFACE_EXTENSION_NAME,
+                                      Version::Make(0, 0, 0), false);
 #if XE_PLATFORM_WIN32
-  instance_->DeclareRequiredExtension("VK_KHR_surface", Version::Make(0, 0, 0),
-                                      false);
-  instance_->DeclareRequiredExtension("VK_KHR_win32_surface",
+  instance_->DeclareRequiredExtension(VK_KHR_WIN32_SURFACE_EXTENSION_NAME,
+                                      Version::Make(0, 0, 0), false);
+#elif XE_PLATFORM_LINUX
+  instance_->DeclareRequiredExtension(VK_KHR_XCB_SURFACE_EXTENSION_NAME,
                                       Version::Make(0, 0, 0), false);
 #endif