diff --git a/filament/backend/src/vulkan/VulkanDriver.cpp b/filament/backend/src/vulkan/VulkanDriver.cpp
index 533256e51e..d693e56f10 100644
--- a/filament/backend/src/vulkan/VulkanDriver.cpp
+++ b/filament/backend/src/vulkan/VulkanDriver.cpp
@@ -148,6 +148,7 @@ VulkanDriver::VulkanDriver(VulkanPlatform* platform,
             const std::string_view availableLayer(layer.layerName);
             if (availableLayer == desired) {
                 enabledLayers.push_back(desired.data());
+                break;
             }
         }
     }