diff --git a/libavutil/hwcontext_vulkan.c b/libavutil/hwcontext_vulkan.c
index bc7c258ebb..c5f4de5684 100644
--- a/libavutil/hwcontext_vulkan.c
+++ b/libavutil/hwcontext_vulkan.c
@@ -582,6 +582,7 @@ typedef struct VulkanOptExtension {
 } VulkanOptExtension;
 
 static const VulkanOptExtension optional_instance_exts[] = {
+    { VK_EXT_LAYER_SETTINGS_EXTENSION_NAME,                   FF_VK_EXT_NO_FLAG                },
 #ifdef __APPLE__
     { VK_KHR_PORTABILITY_ENUMERATION_EXTENSION_NAME,          FF_VK_EXT_NO_FLAG                },
 #endif