diff --git a/Source/Core/VideoBackends/Vulkan/FramebufferManager.cpp b/Source/Core/VideoBackends/Vulkan/FramebufferManager.cpp
index c3fc47cb5e..4210fb3b8b 100644
--- a/Source/Core/VideoBackends/Vulkan/FramebufferManager.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/VideoBackends/Vulkan/FramebufferManager.cpp
@@ -103,6 +103,12 @@ bool FramebufferManager::Initialize()
     return false;
   }
 
+  if (!CompilePokeShaders())
+  {
+    PanicAlert("Failed to compile poke shaders");
+    return false;
+  }
+
   return true;
 }