diff --git a/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_pipeline_cache.cpp b/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_pipeline_cache.cpp
index e0e2be90c..7bded3ec5 100644
--- a/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_pipeline_cache.cpp
+++ b/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_pipeline_cache.cpp
@@ -365,7 +365,7 @@ PipelineCache::PipelineCache(RasterizerVulkan& rasterizer_, const Device& device
 }
 
 PipelineCache::~PipelineCache() {
-    if (use_vulkan_pipeline_cache) {
+    if (use_vulkan_pipeline_cache && !vulkan_pipeline_cache_filename.empty()) {
         SerializeVulkanPipelineCache(vulkan_pipeline_cache_filename, vulkan_pipeline_cache);
     }
 }