diff --git a/ggml/src/ggml-vulkan.cpp b/ggml/src/ggml-vulkan.cpp
index f9da45881..963c4081e 100644
--- a/ggml/src/ggml-vulkan.cpp
+++ b/ggml/src/ggml-vulkan.cpp
@@ -1854,16 +1854,21 @@ static vk_device ggml_vk_get_device(size_t idx) {
         vk11_features.sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_VULKAN_1_1_FEATURES;
         device_features2.pNext = &vk11_features;
 
+        VkPhysicalDevice16BitStorageFeatures storage_16bit;
+        storage_16bit.pNext = nullptr;
+        storage_16bit.sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_16BIT_STORAGE_FEATURES;
+        vk11_features.pNext = &storage_16bit;
+
         VkPhysicalDeviceVulkan12Features vk12_features;
         vk12_features.pNext = nullptr;
         vk12_features.sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_VULKAN_1_2_FEATURES;
-        vk11_features.pNext = &vk12_features;
+        storage_16bit.pNext = &vk12_features;
 
         vkGetPhysicalDeviceFeatures2(device->physical_device, &device_features2);
 
         device->fp16 = device->fp16 && vk12_features.shaderFloat16;
 
-        if (!vk11_features.storageBuffer16BitAccess) {
+        if (!(vk11_features.storageBuffer16BitAccess && storage_16bit.storageBuffer16BitAccess)) {
             std::cerr << "ggml_vulkan: device " << GGML_VK_NAME << idx << " does not support 16-bit storage." << std::endl;
             throw std::runtime_error("Unsupported device");
         }
@@ -1969,15 +1974,10 @@ static void ggml_vk_print_gpu_info(size_t idx) {
     device_features2.pNext = nullptr;
     device_features2.features = (VkPhysicalDeviceFeatures)device_features;
 
-    VkPhysicalDeviceVulkan11Features vk11_features;
-    vk11_features.pNext = nullptr;
-    vk11_features.sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_VULKAN_1_1_FEATURES;
-    device_features2.pNext = &vk11_features;
-
     VkPhysicalDeviceVulkan12Features vk12_features;
     vk12_features.pNext = nullptr;
     vk12_features.sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_VULKAN_1_2_FEATURES;
-    vk11_features.pNext = &vk12_features;
+    device_features2.pNext = &vk12_features;
 
     vkGetPhysicalDeviceFeatures2(physical_device, &device_features2);