diff --git a/ggml/src/ggml-vulkan/ggml-vulkan.cpp b/ggml/src/ggml-vulkan/ggml-vulkan.cpp
index 5587dfc28..740de5b5a 100644
--- a/ggml/src/ggml-vulkan/ggml-vulkan.cpp
+++ b/ggml/src/ggml-vulkan/ggml-vulkan.cpp
@@ -5189,10 +5189,16 @@ void ggml_vk_instance_init() {
     // See https://github.com/KhronosGroup/Vulkan-Hpp?tab=readme-ov-file#extensions--per-device-function-pointers-
     ggml_vk_default_dispatcher_instance.init(vkGetInstanceProcAddr);
 
+    // vkEnumerateInstanceVersion is Vulkan 1.1. A null value indicated Vulkan 1.0.
+    if (ggml_vk_default_dispatcher_instance.vkEnumerateInstanceVersion == nullptr) {
+        GGML_LOG_ERROR("ggml_vulkan: Error: Vulkan 1.2 required.");
+        throw vk::SystemError(vk::Result::eErrorFeatureNotPresent, "Vulkan 1.2 required");
+    }
+
     uint32_t api_version = vk::enumerateInstanceVersion();
 
     if (api_version < VK_API_VERSION_1_2) {
-        std::cerr << "ggml_vulkan: Error: Vulkan 1.2 required." << std::endl;
+        GGML_LOG_ERROR("ggml_vulkan: Error: Vulkan 1.2 required.");
         throw vk::SystemError(vk::Result::eErrorFeatureNotPresent, "Vulkan 1.2 required");
     }