diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst-libs/gst/vulkan/gstvkencoder-private.c b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst-libs/gst/vulkan/gstvkencoder-private.c
index ff0617051c..15b3080fb4 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst-libs/gst/vulkan/gstvkencoder-private.c
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst-libs/gst/vulkan/gstvkencoder-private.c
@@ -661,16 +661,8 @@ gst_vulkan_encoder_start (GstVulkanEncoder * self,
 
   priv->profile = *profile;
 
-  /* *INDENT-OFF* */
-  priv->profile.usage.encode = (VkVideoEncodeUsageInfoKHR) {
-    .pNext = &priv->profile.codec,
-    .sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_VIDEO_ENCODE_USAGE_INFO_KHR,
-    .tuningMode = VK_VIDEO_ENCODE_TUNING_MODE_DEFAULT_KHR,
-    .videoContentHints = VK_VIDEO_ENCODE_CONTENT_DEFAULT_KHR,
-    .videoUsageHints = VK_VIDEO_ENCODE_USAGE_DEFAULT_KHR,
-  };
-  /* *INDENT-ON* */
-
+  /* ensure the chain up of structure */
+  priv->profile.usage.encode.pNext = &priv->profile.codec;
   priv->profile.profile.pNext = &priv->profile.usage.encode;
 
   /* *INDENT-OFF* */
diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/tests/check/libs/vkvideoencodeh265.c b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/tests/check/libs/vkvideoencodeh265.c
index 3d1a8002c3..6f4010fa52 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/tests/check/libs/vkvideoencodeh265.c
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/tests/check/libs/vkvideoencodeh265.c
@@ -757,6 +757,13 @@ setup_h265_encoder (uint32_t width, uint32_t height, gint vps_id,
       .chromaBitDepth = VK_VIDEO_COMPONENT_BIT_DEPTH_8_BIT_KHR,
       .lumaBitDepth = VK_VIDEO_COMPONENT_BIT_DEPTH_8_BIT_KHR,
     },
+    .usage.encode = {
+      .pNext = &profile.codec,
+      .sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_VIDEO_ENCODE_USAGE_INFO_KHR,
+      .videoUsageHints = VK_VIDEO_ENCODE_USAGE_DEFAULT_KHR,
+      .videoContentHints = VK_VIDEO_ENCODE_CONTENT_DEFAULT_KHR,
+      .tuningMode = VK_VIDEO_ENCODE_TUNING_MODE_DEFAULT_KHR,
+    },
     .codec.h265enc = (VkVideoEncodeH265ProfileInfoKHR) {
       .sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_VIDEO_ENCODE_H265_PROFILE_INFO_KHR,
       .stdProfileIdc = profile_idc,