diff --git a/libobs-d3d11/d3d11-rebuild.cpp b/libobs-d3d11/d3d11-rebuild.cpp
index db7dc3dc4..58cb6d9dc 100644
--- a/libobs-d3d11/d3d11-rebuild.cpp
+++ b/libobs-d3d11/d3d11-rebuild.cpp
@@ -178,10 +178,13 @@ void gs_vertex_shader::Rebuild(ID3D11Device *dev)
 	if (FAILED(hr))
 		throw HRError("Failed to create vertex shader", hr);
 
-	hr = dev->CreateInputLayout(layoutData.data(), (UINT)layoutData.size(),
-				    data.data(), data.size(), &layout);
-	if (FAILED(hr))
-		throw HRError("Failed to create input layout", hr);
+	const UINT layoutSize = (UINT)layoutData.size();
+	if (layoutSize > 0) {
+		hr = dev->CreateInputLayout(layoutData.data(), layoutSize,
+					    data.data(), data.size(), &layout);
+		if (FAILED(hr))
+			throw HRError("Failed to create input layout", hr);
+	}
 
 	if (constantSize) {
 		hr = dev->CreateBuffer(&bd, NULL, &constants);