diff --git a/gdk/gdkvulkancontext.c b/gdk/gdkvulkancontext.c
index a9c03f227d..83cff7e6b3 100644
--- a/gdk/gdkvulkancontext.c
+++ b/gdk/gdkvulkancontext.c
@@ -1940,10 +1940,15 @@ gdk_vulkan_init_dmabuf (GdkDisplay *display)
   if (display->vk_dmabuf_formats != NULL)
     return;
 
-  if (!gdk_has_feature (GDK_FEATURE_DMABUF) ||
-      !gdk_display_init_vulkan (display, NULL) ||
-      ((display->vulkan_features & GDK_VULKAN_FEATURE_DMABUF) == 0))
+  if (!gdk_has_feature (GDK_FEATURE_DMABUF))
+    return;
+
+  if (!gdk_display_init_vulkan (display, NULL))
+    return;
+
+  if ((display->vulkan_features & GDK_VULKAN_FEATURE_DMABUF) == 0)
     {
+      gdk_display_unref_vulkan (display);
       return;
     }