1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/layers/core_validation.cpp b/layers/core_validation.cpp
index 6423454c..b747add6 100644
--- a/layers/core_validation.cpp
+++ b/layers/core_validation.cpp
@@ -2510,7 +2510,7 @@ static bool validateResources(layer_data *dev_data, GLOBAL_CB_NODE *cb_node) {
     for (auto drawDataElement : cb_node->drawData) {
         for (auto buffer : drawDataElement.buffers) {
             auto buffer_state = GetBufferState(dev_data, buffer);
-            if (!buffer_state) {
+            if (buffer != VK_NULL_HANDLE && !buffer_state) {
                 skip |= log_msg(dev_data->report_data, VK_DEBUG_REPORT_ERROR_BIT_EXT, VK_DEBUG_REPORT_OBJECT_TYPE_BUFFER_EXT,
                                 HandleToUint64(buffer), __LINE__, DRAWSTATE_INVALID_BUFFER, "DS",
                                 "Cannot submit cmd buffer using deleted buffer 0x%" PRIx64 ".", HandleToUint64(buffer));