diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst-libs/gst/vulkan/gstvkdevice.c b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst-libs/gst/vulkan/gstvkdevice.c
index e1bf2f0c0f..9071a5d594 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst-libs/gst/vulkan/gstvkdevice.c
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst-libs/gst/vulkan/gstvkdevice.c
@@ -373,9 +373,7 @@ gst_vulkan_device_choose_queues (GstVulkanDevice * device)
   int graph_index, comp_index, tx_index;
 #if GST_VULKAN_HAVE_VIDEO_EXTENSIONS
   int dec_index = -1;
-#if GST_VULKAN_HAVE_VIDEO_ENCODERS
   int enc_index = -1;
-#endif
 #endif
 
   n_queue_families = device->physical_device->n_queue_families;
@@ -399,11 +397,9 @@ gst_vulkan_device_choose_queues (GstVulkanDevice * device)
   dec_index = _pick_queue_family (queue_family_props, n_queue_families,
       VK_QUEUE_VIDEO_DECODE_BIT_KHR, family_scores);
   array = _append_queue_create_info (array, dec_index, queue_family_props);
-#if GST_VULKAN_HAVE_VIDEO_ENCODERS
   enc_index = _pick_queue_family (queue_family_props, n_queue_families,
       VK_QUEUE_VIDEO_ENCODE_BIT_KHR, family_scores);
   array = _append_queue_create_info (array, enc_index, queue_family_props);
-#endif
 #endif
 
   g_free (family_scores);
diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst-libs/gst/vulkan/meson.build b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst-libs/gst/vulkan/meson.build
index 38e829eede..d08e710cef 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst-libs/gst/vulkan/meson.build
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst-libs/gst/vulkan/meson.build
@@ -100,7 +100,6 @@ vulkan_conf_options = [
     'GST_VULKAN_HAVE_WINDOW_WIN32',
     'GST_VULKAN_HAVE_WINDOW_ANDROID',
     'GST_VULKAN_HAVE_VIDEO_EXTENSIONS',
-    'GST_VULKAN_HAVE_VIDEO_ENCODERS',
 ]
 
 foreach option : vulkan_conf_options