diff --git a/src/video_core/vulkan_common/vulkan_instance.cpp b/src/video_core/vulkan_common/vulkan_instance.cpp
index d9404933cd..ebb3fcd020 100644
--- a/src/video_core/vulkan_common/vulkan_instance.cpp
+++ b/src/video_core/vulkan_common/vulkan_instance.cpp
@@ -20,18 +20,12 @@
 namespace Vulkan {
 namespace {
 
-[[nodiscard]] bool AreExtensionsSupported(const vk::InstanceDispatch& dld,
-                                          std::span<const char* const> extensions) {
-    const std::optional properties = vk::EnumerateInstanceExtensionProperties(dld);
-    if (!properties) {
-        LOG_ERROR(Render_Vulkan, "Failed to query extension properties");
-        return false;
-    }
+[[nodiscard]] bool AreExtensionsSupported(const vk::InstanceDispatch& dld, std::vector<VkExtensionProperties> const& properties, std::span<const char* const> extensions) {
     for (const char* extension : extensions) {
-        const auto it = std::ranges::find_if(*properties, [extension](const auto& prop) {
+        const auto it = std::ranges::find_if(properties, [extension](const auto& prop) {
             return std::strcmp(extension, prop.extensionName) == 0;
         });
-        if (it == properties->end()) {
+        if (it == properties.end()) {
             LOG_ERROR(Render_Vulkan, "Required instance extension {} is not available", extension);
             return false;
         }
@@ -78,14 +72,16 @@ namespace {
     if (window_type != Core::Frontend::WindowSystemType::Headless) {
         extensions.push_back(VK_KHR_SURFACE_EXTENSION_NAME);
     }
+    if (auto const properties = vk::EnumerateInstanceExtensionProperties(dld); properties) {
 #ifdef __APPLE__
-    if (AreExtensionsSupported(dld, std::array{VK_KHR_PORTABILITY_ENUMERATION_EXTENSION_NAME})) {
-        extensions.push_back(VK_KHR_PORTABILITY_ENUMERATION_EXTENSION_NAME);
-    }
+        if (AreExtensionsSupported(dld, *properties, std::array{VK_KHR_PORTABILITY_ENUMERATION_EXTENSION_NAME}))
+            extensions.push_back(VK_KHR_PORTABILITY_ENUMERATION_EXTENSION_NAME);
 #endif
-    if (enable_validation &&
-        AreExtensionsSupported(dld, std::array{VK_EXT_DEBUG_UTILS_EXTENSION_NAME})) {
-        extensions.push_back(VK_EXT_DEBUG_UTILS_EXTENSION_NAME);
+        if (enable_validation && AreExtensionsSupported(dld, *properties, std::array{VK_EXT_DEBUG_UTILS_EXTENSION_NAME}))
+            extensions.push_back(VK_EXT_DEBUG_UTILS_EXTENSION_NAME);
+        // VK_EXT_surface_maintenance1 is required for VK_EXT_swapchain_maintenance1
+        if (window_type != Core::Frontend::WindowSystemType::Headless && AreExtensionsSupported(dld, *properties, std::array{VK_EXT_SURFACE_MAINTENANCE_1_EXTENSION_NAME}))
+            extensions.push_back(VK_EXT_SURFACE_MAINTENANCE_1_EXTENSION_NAME);
     }
     return extensions;
 }
@@ -133,11 +129,10 @@ vk::Instance CreateInstance(const Common::DynamicLibrary& library, vk::InstanceD
         LOG_ERROR(Render_Vulkan, "Failed to load Vulkan function pointers");
         throw vk::Exception(VK_ERROR_INITIALIZATION_FAILED);
     }
-    const std::vector<const char*> extensions =
-        RequiredExtensions(dld, window_type, enable_validation);
-    if (!AreExtensionsSupported(dld, extensions)) {
+    std::vector<const char*> const extensions = RequiredExtensions(dld, window_type, enable_validation);
+    auto const properties = vk::EnumerateInstanceExtensionProperties(dld);
+    if (!properties || !AreExtensionsSupported(dld, *properties, extensions))
         throw vk::Exception(VK_ERROR_EXTENSION_NOT_PRESENT);
-    }
     std::vector<const char*> layers = Layers(enable_validation);
     RemoveUnavailableLayers(dld, layers);