diff --git a/renderdoc/driver/vulkan/vk_core.cpp b/renderdoc/driver/vulkan/vk_core.cpp
index 8f1420440..7432866aa 100644
--- a/renderdoc/driver/vulkan/vk_core.cpp
+++ b/renderdoc/driver/vulkan/vk_core.cpp
@@ -91,7 +91,8 @@ WrappedVulkan::WrappedVulkan() : m_RenderState(this, &m_CreationInfo)
 {
   if(RenderDoc::Inst().IsReplayApp())
   {
-    VkMarkerRegion::vk = this;
+    if(VkMarkerRegion::vk == NULL)
+      VkMarkerRegion::vk = this;
 
     m_State = CaptureState::LoadingReplaying;
   }
@@ -170,6 +171,9 @@ WrappedVulkan::~WrappedVulkan()
     m_FrameCaptureRecord = NULL;
   }
 
+  if(VkMarkerRegion::vk == this)
+    VkMarkerRegion::vk = NULL;
+
   // in case the application leaked some objects, avoid crashing trying
   // to release them ourselves by clearing the resource manager.
   // In a well-behaved application, this should be a no-op.