diff --git a/spa/plugins/vulkan/vulkan-compute-utils.c b/spa/plugins/vulkan/vulkan-compute-utils.c
index 37106af2f..9ce89bc45 100644
--- a/spa/plugins/vulkan/vulkan-compute-utils.c
+++ b/spa/plugins/vulkan/vulkan-compute-utils.c
@@ -495,6 +495,8 @@ int spa_vulkan_compute_use_buffers(struct vulkan_compute_state *s, struct vulkan
 						: VK_IMAGE_USAGE_SAMPLED_BIT,
 					.spa_buf = buffers[i],
 				};
+				struct vulkan_modifier_info *modifierInfo = vulkan_modifierInfo_find(&s->base, format, dsp_info->modifier);
+				CHECK(vulkan_validate_dmabuf_properties(modifierInfo, &dmabufInfo.spa_buf->n_datas, &dmabufInfo.size));
 				ret = vulkan_create_dmabuf(&s->base, &dmabufInfo, &p->buffers[i]);
 			} else {
 				spa_log_error(s->log, "Unsupported buffer type mask %d", buffers[i]->datas[0].type);
@@ -513,6 +515,8 @@ int spa_vulkan_compute_use_buffers(struct vulkan_compute_state *s, struct vulkan
 						: VK_IMAGE_USAGE_SAMPLED_BIT,
 					.spa_buf = buffers[i],
 				};
+				struct vulkan_modifier_info *modifierInfo = vulkan_modifierInfo_find(&s->base, format, dsp_info->modifier);
+				CHECK(vulkan_validate_dmabuf_properties(modifierInfo, &dmabufInfo.spa_buf->n_datas, &dmabufInfo.size));
 				ret = vulkan_import_dmabuf(&s->base, &dmabufInfo, &p->buffers[i]);
 				break;
 			case SPA_DATA_MemPtr:;
diff --git a/spa/plugins/vulkan/vulkan-utils.c b/spa/plugins/vulkan/vulkan-utils.c
index d6f97645f..e3850bb1f 100644
--- a/spa/plugins/vulkan/vulkan-utils.c
+++ b/spa/plugins/vulkan/vulkan-utils.c
@@ -579,6 +579,19 @@ static int allocate_dmabuf(struct vulkan_base *s, VkFormat format, uint32_t modi
 	return 0;
 }
 
+int vulkan_validate_dmabuf_properties(const struct vulkan_modifier_info *modInfo, uint32_t *planeCount, struct spa_rectangle *dim)
+{
+	if (planeCount) {
+		if (*planeCount != modInfo->props.drmFormatModifierPlaneCount)
+			return -1;
+	}
+	if (dim) {
+		if (dim->width > modInfo->max_extent.width || dim->height > modInfo->max_extent.height)
+			return -1;
+	}
+	return 0;
+}
+
 int vulkan_fixate_modifier(struct vulkan_base *s, struct dmabuf_fixation_info *info, uint64_t *modifier)
 {
 	VULKAN_INSTANCE_FUNCTION(vkGetImageDrmFormatModifierPropertiesEXT);
@@ -617,11 +630,6 @@ int vulkan_create_dmabuf(struct vulkan_base *s, struct external_buffer_info *inf
 	int fd = -1;
 	VK_CHECK_RESULT(vkGetMemoryFdKHR(s->device, &getFdInfo, &fd));
 
-	const struct vulkan_modifier_info *modInfo = vulkan_modifierInfo_find(s, info->format, info->modifier);
-
-	if (info->spa_buf->n_datas != modInfo->props.drmFormatModifierPlaneCount)
-		return -1;
-
 	VkMemoryRequirements memoryRequirements = {0};
 	vkGetImageMemoryRequirements(s->device,
 			vk_buf->image, &memoryRequirements);
@@ -671,18 +679,8 @@ int vulkan_import_dmabuf(struct vulkan_base *s, struct external_buffer_info *inf
 	if (info->spa_buf->n_datas == 0 || info->spa_buf->n_datas > DMABUF_MAX_PLANES)
 		return -1;
 
-	struct vulkan_modifier_info *modProps = vulkan_modifierInfo_find(s, info->format, info->modifier);
-	if (!modProps)
-		return -1;
-
 	uint32_t planeCount = info->spa_buf->n_datas;
 
-	if (planeCount != modProps->props.drmFormatModifierPlaneCount)
-		return -1;
-
-	if (info->size.width > modProps->max_extent.width || info->size.height > modProps->max_extent.height)
-		return -1;
-
 	VkSubresourceLayout planeLayouts[DMABUF_MAX_PLANES] = {0};
 	for (uint32_t i = 0; i < planeCount; i++) {
 		planeLayouts[i].offset = info->spa_buf->datas[i].chunk->offset;
diff --git a/spa/plugins/vulkan/vulkan-utils.h b/spa/plugins/vulkan/vulkan-utils.h
index c37c9d1d4..4e393b195 100644
--- a/spa/plugins/vulkan/vulkan-utils.h
+++ b/spa/plugins/vulkan/vulkan-utils.h
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ int vulkan_read_pixels(struct vulkan_base *s, struct vulkan_read_pixels_info *in
 int vulkan_sync_foreign_dmabuf(struct vulkan_base *s, struct vulkan_buffer *vk_buf);
 bool vulkan_sync_export_dmabuf(struct vulkan_base *s, struct vulkan_buffer *vk_buf, int sync_file_fd);
 
+int vulkan_validate_dmabuf_properties(const struct vulkan_modifier_info *modInfo, uint32_t *planeCount, struct spa_rectangle *dim);
 int vulkan_fixate_modifier(struct vulkan_base *s, struct dmabuf_fixation_info *info, uint64_t *modifier);
 int vulkan_create_dmabuf(struct vulkan_base *s, struct external_buffer_info *info, struct vulkan_buffer *vk_buf);
 int vulkan_import_dmabuf(struct vulkan_base *s, struct external_buffer_info *info, struct vulkan_buffer *vk_buf);