diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst-libs/gst/vulkan/gstvkimagememory.c b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst-libs/gst/vulkan/gstvkimagememory.c
index 71c0bbe3c6..02f3c83aeb 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst-libs/gst/vulkan/gstvkimagememory.c
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst-libs/gst/vulkan/gstvkimagememory.c
@@ -167,7 +167,8 @@ _vk_image_mem_new_alloc_with_image_info (GstAllocator * allocator,
   mem->image = image;
 
 #if defined(VK_KHR_timeline_semaphore)
-  if (gst_vulkan_device_is_extension_enabled (device,
+  if (gst_vulkan_physical_device_check_api_version (device->physical_device, 1,
+          2, 0) || gst_vulkan_device_is_extension_enabled (device,
           VK_KHR_TIMELINE_SEMAPHORE_EXTENSION_NAME)) {
     VkSemaphoreTypeCreateInfo semaphore_type_info = {
       .sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_SEMAPHORE_TYPE_CREATE_INFO,
diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst-libs/gst/vulkan/gstvkoperation.c b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst-libs/gst/vulkan/gstvkoperation.c
index edfb0720bf..28962c86b0 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst-libs/gst/vulkan/gstvkoperation.c
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst-libs/gst/vulkan/gstvkoperation.c
@@ -197,7 +197,10 @@ gst_vulkan_operation_constructed (GObject * object)
   priv->has_video_maintenance1 = gst_vulkan_video_has_maintenance1 (device);
 #endif
 #if defined(VK_KHR_timeline_semaphore)
-  priv->has_timeline = gst_vulkan_device_is_extension_enabled (device,
+  priv->has_timeline =
+      gst_vulkan_physical_device_check_api_version (device->physical_device, 1,
+      2, 0)
+      || gst_vulkan_device_is_extension_enabled (device,
       VK_KHR_TIMELINE_SEMAPHORE_EXTENSION_NAME);
 #endif
 #endif