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 c410524860..cd340fc098 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst-libs/gst/vulkan/gstvkoperation.c
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst-libs/gst/vulkan/gstvkoperation.c
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ struct _GstVulkanOperationPrivate
   gsize query_data_size;
   gsize query_data_stride;
   gpointer query_data;
+  gboolean op_submitted;
 
   gboolean has_sync2;
   gboolean has_video;
@@ -548,6 +549,8 @@ gst_vulkan_operation_end (GstVulkanOperation * self, GError ** error)
   g_clear_pointer (&priv->barriers, g_array_unref);
   self->cmd_buf = NULL;
 
+  priv->op_submitted = TRUE;
+
   GST_OBJECT_UNLOCK (self);
 
   gst_vulkan_operation_discard_dependencies (self);
@@ -1281,7 +1284,7 @@ gst_vulkan_operation_get_query (GstVulkanOperation * self, gpointer * result,
   g_return_val_if_fail (GST_IS_VULKAN_OPERATION (self), FALSE);
 
   priv = GET_PRIV (self);
-  if (!priv->query_pool || !priv->query_data)
+  if (!priv->query_pool || !priv->query_data || !priv->op_submitted)
     return TRUE;
 
 #if GST_VULKAN_HAVE_VIDEO_EXTENSIONS