diff --git a/src/dawn/native/vulkan/BackendVk.cpp b/src/dawn/native/vulkan/BackendVk.cpp
index 3528d1f2a1..7dfad6f450 100644
--- a/src/dawn/native/vulkan/BackendVk.cpp
+++ b/src/dawn/native/vulkan/BackendVk.cpp
@@ -127,6 +127,11 @@ static constexpr ICD kICDs[] = {
 
 // Suppress validation errors that are known. Returns false in that case.
 bool ShouldReportDebugMessage(const char* messageId, const char* message) {
+    // pMessageIdName may be NULL
+    if (messageId == nullptr) {
+        return true;
+    }
+
     for (const SkippedMessage& msg : kSkippedMessages) {
         if (strstr(messageId, msg.messageId) != nullptr &&
             strstr(message, msg.messageContents) != nullptr) {