diff --git a/ggml/src/ggml-vulkan/ggml-vulkan.cpp b/ggml/src/ggml-vulkan/ggml-vulkan.cpp
index 2608cbd06892c..003a9010674dd 100644
--- a/ggml/src/ggml-vulkan/ggml-vulkan.cpp
+++ b/ggml/src/ggml-vulkan/ggml-vulkan.cpp
@@ -9,8 +9,14 @@
 #define VULKAN_HPP_DISPATCH_LOADER_DYNAMIC 1
 // We use VULKAN_HPP_DEFAULT_DISPATCHER, but not VULKAN_HPP_DEFAULT_DISPATCH_LOADER_DYNAMIC_STORAGE
 // to avoid conflicts with applications or other libraries who might use it.
+#if VK_HEADER_VERSION >= 301
 namespace vk::detail { class DispatchLoaderDynamic; }
-vk::detail::DispatchLoaderDynamic & ggml_vk_default_dispatcher();
+using vk::detail::DispatchLoaderDynamic;
+#else
+namespace vk { class DispatchLoaderDynamic; }
+using vk::DispatchLoaderDynamic;
+#endif
+DispatchLoaderDynamic & ggml_vk_default_dispatcher();
 #define VULKAN_HPP_DEFAULT_DISPATCHER ggml_vk_default_dispatcher()
 
 #include <vulkan/vulkan.hpp>
@@ -4538,9 +4544,8 @@ static bool ggml_vk_instance_portability_enumeration_ext_available(const std::ve
 static bool ggml_vk_instance_debug_utils_ext_available(const std::vector<vk::ExtensionProperties> & instance_extensions);
 static bool ggml_vk_device_is_supported(const vk::PhysicalDevice & vkdev);
 
-static vk::detail::DispatchLoaderDynamic ggml_vk_default_dispatcher_instance;
-
-vk::detail::DispatchLoaderDynamic & ggml_vk_default_dispatcher() {
+static DispatchLoaderDynamic ggml_vk_default_dispatcher_instance;
+DispatchLoaderDynamic & ggml_vk_default_dispatcher() {
     return ggml_vk_default_dispatcher_instance;
 }