diff --git a/src/d3d11/d3d11_context.cpp b/src/d3d11/d3d11_context.cpp
index efe72bb5..d9694e2a 100644
--- a/src/d3d11/d3d11_context.cpp
+++ b/src/d3d11/d3d11_context.cpp
@@ -670,9 +670,13 @@ namespace dxvk {
     if (!buf || !uav)
       return;
 
+    auto counterSlice = uav->GetCounterSlice();
+    if (!counterSlice.defined())
+      return;
+
     EmitCs([
       cDstSlice = buf->GetBufferSlice(DstAlignedByteOffset),
-      cSrcSlice = uav->GetCounterSlice()
+      cSrcSlice = std::move(counterSlice)
     ] (DxvkContext* ctx) {
       ctx->copyBuffer(
         cDstSlice.buffer(),