--- a/libavutil/vulkan.c
+++ b/libavutil/vulkan.c
@@ -607,6 +607,9 @@ int ff_vk_exec_add_dep_frame(FFVulkanContext *s, FFVkExecContext *e, AVFrame *f,
     uint32_t *queue_family_dst;
     VkAccessFlagBits *access_dst;
 
+    if (!f || !f->hw_frames_ctx)
+        return 1;
+
     AVHWFramesContext *hwfc = (AVHWFramesContext *)f->hw_frames_ctx->data;
     AVVulkanFramesContext *vkfc = hwfc->hwctx;
     AVVkFrame *vkf = (AVVkFrame *)f->data[0];