diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/ext/vulkan/vkh264dec.c b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/ext/vulkan/vkh264dec.c
index cb48a0798d..d428114d0a 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/ext/vulkan/vkh264dec.c
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/ext/vulkan/vkh264dec.c
@@ -540,7 +540,7 @@ gst_vulkan_video_profile_from_h264_sps (GstVulkanVideoProfile * profile,
       .lumaBitDepth = _get_component_bit_depth (sps->bit_depth_luma_minus8 + 8),
       .chromaBitDepth = _get_component_bit_depth (sps->bit_depth_chroma_minus8 + 8),
     },
-    .usage = {
+    .usage.decode = {
       .sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_VIDEO_DECODE_USAGE_INFO_KHR,
       .videoUsageHints = VK_VIDEO_DECODE_USAGE_DEFAULT_KHR,
       .pNext = &profile->codec,
diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst-libs/gst/vulkan/gstvkdecoder.c b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst-libs/gst/vulkan/gstvkdecoder.c
index 2c0736ee2c..704b78406b 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst-libs/gst/vulkan/gstvkdecoder.c
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst-libs/gst/vulkan/gstvkdecoder.c
@@ -183,8 +183,8 @@ gst_vulkan_decoder_start (GstVulkanDecoder * self,
   }
 
   self->profile = *profile;
-  self->profile.profile.pNext = &self->profile.usage;
-  self->profile.usage.pNext = &self->profile.codec;
+  self->profile.profile.pNext = &self->profile.usage.decode;
+  self->profile.usage.decode.pNext = &self->profile.codec;
 
   switch (self->codec) {
     case VK_VIDEO_CODEC_OPERATION_DECODE_H264_BIT_KHR:
diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst-libs/gst/vulkan/gstvkvideoutils.c b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst-libs/gst/vulkan/gstvkvideoutils.c
index b00405d934..c3911b17bf 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst-libs/gst/vulkan/gstvkvideoutils.c
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst-libs/gst/vulkan/gstvkvideoutils.c
@@ -224,8 +224,8 @@ gst_vulkan_video_profile_from_caps (GstVulkanVideoProfile * profile,
 
   structure = gst_caps_get_structure (caps, 0);
 
-  profile->usage.sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_VIDEO_DECODE_USAGE_INFO_KHR;
-  profile->usage.videoUsageHints = VK_VIDEO_DECODE_USAGE_DEFAULT_KHR;
+  profile->usage.decode.sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_VIDEO_DECODE_USAGE_INFO_KHR;
+  profile->usage.decode.videoUsageHints = VK_VIDEO_DECODE_USAGE_DEFAULT_KHR;
 
   profile->profile.sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_VIDEO_PROFILE_INFO_KHR;
   profile->profile.pNext = &profile->usage;
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ gst_vulkan_video_profile_from_caps (GstVulkanVideoProfile * profile,
               STD_VIDEO_H264_PROFILE_IDC_INVALID;
           profile->codec.h264dec.pictureLayout =
               VK_VIDEO_DECODE_H264_PICTURE_LAYOUT_FLAG_BITS_MAX_ENUM_KHR;
-          profile->usage.pNext = &profile->codec;
+          profile->usage.decode.pNext = &profile->codec;
 
           profile_str = gst_structure_get_string (structure, "profile");
           for (j = 0; profile_str && j < G_N_ELEMENTS (h264_profile_map); j++) {
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ gst_vulkan_video_profile_from_caps (GstVulkanVideoProfile * profile,
           profile->codec.h265dec.sType = video_codecs_map[i].stype;
           profile->codec.h265dec.stdProfileIdc =
               STD_VIDEO_H265_PROFILE_IDC_INVALID;
-          profile->usage.pNext = &profile->codec;
+          profile->usage.decode.pNext = &profile->codec;
 
           profile_str = gst_structure_get_string (structure, "profile");
           for (j = 0; profile_str && j < G_N_ELEMENTS (h265_profile_map); j++) {
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ gst_vulkan_video_profile_from_caps (GstVulkanVideoProfile * profile,
           break;
         }
         default:
-          profile->usage.pNext = NULL;
+          profile->usage.decode.pNext = NULL;
           break;
       }
 
diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst-libs/gst/vulkan/gstvkvideoutils.h b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst-libs/gst/vulkan/gstvkvideoutils.h
index 1e8c0d7a0d..4d8399dd0f 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst-libs/gst/vulkan/gstvkvideoutils.h
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst-libs/gst/vulkan/gstvkvideoutils.h
@@ -37,7 +37,10 @@ struct _GstVulkanVideoProfile
   /*< private >*/
 #if GST_VULKAN_HAVE_VIDEO_EXTENSIONS
   VkVideoProfileInfoKHR profile;
-  VkVideoDecodeUsageInfoKHR usage;
+  union {
+    VkVideoDecodeUsageInfoKHR decode;
+  } usage;
+
   union {
     VkBaseInStructure base;
     VkVideoDecodeH264ProfileInfoKHR h264dec;
diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/tests/check/libs/vkvideodecode.c b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/tests/check/libs/vkvideodecode.c
index 8facba6f20..c8939a598b 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/tests/check/libs/vkvideodecode.c
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/tests/check/libs/vkvideodecode.c
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ GST_START_TEST (test_decoder)
       .chromaBitDepth = VK_VIDEO_COMPONENT_BIT_DEPTH_8_BIT_KHR,
       .lumaBitDepth = VK_VIDEO_COMPONENT_BIT_DEPTH_8_BIT_KHR,
     },
-    .usage = {
+    .usage.decode = {
       .sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_VIDEO_DECODE_USAGE_INFO_KHR,
       .videoUsageHints = VK_VIDEO_DECODE_USAGE_DEFAULT_KHR,
       .pNext = &profile.codec,