diff --git a/impeller/renderer/backend/vulkan/swapchain_impl_vk.cc b/impeller/renderer/backend/vulkan/swapchain_impl_vk.cc
index 06790c5e0ff26..88233fa022b5a 100644
--- a/impeller/renderer/backend/vulkan/swapchain_impl_vk.cc
+++ b/impeller/renderer/backend/vulkan/swapchain_impl_vk.cc
@@ -379,7 +379,8 @@ SwapchainImplVK::AcquireResult SwapchainImplVK::AcquireNextDrawable() {
     return AcquireResult{true /* out of date */};
   }
 
-  if (acq_result != vk::Result::eSuccess) {
+  if (acq_result != vk::Result::eSuccess &&
+      acq_result != vk::Result::eSuboptimalKHR) {
     VALIDATION_LOG << "Could not acquire next swapchain image: "
                    << vk::to_string(acq_result);
     return {};