diff --git a/libs/video/renderer/vulkan/vkgen/vkfieldcustom.r b/libs/video/renderer/vulkan/vkgen/vkfieldcustom.r
index 2f11e0987..2473a91db 100644
--- a/libs/video/renderer/vulkan/vkgen/vkfieldcustom.r
+++ b/libs/video/renderer/vulkan/vkgen/vkfieldcustom.r
@@ -19,12 +19,13 @@
 	pltype = str_hold (parseItemType ([desc getObjectAtIndex:1]));
 	parser = str_hold ([[desc getObjectAtIndex:2] string]);
 
-	fields = [item getObjectForKey:"fields"];
+	fields = [[item getObjectForKey:"fields"] retain];
 	return self;
 }
 
 -(void)dealloc
 {
+	[fields release];
 	str_free (pltype);
 	str_free (parser);
 	[super dealloc];
diff --git a/libs/video/renderer/vulkan/vkgen/vkgen.r b/libs/video/renderer/vulkan/vkgen/vkgen.r
index c938bbc5e..2f69d871a 100644
--- a/libs/video/renderer/vulkan/vkgen/vkgen.r
+++ b/libs/video/renderer/vulkan/vkgen/vkgen.r
@@ -226,6 +226,7 @@ main(int argc, string *argv)
 
 		arp_start ();
 		[obj writeForward];
+		[obj initParse:[parse getObjectForKey:[obj name]]];
 		arp_end ();
 	}
 	for (int i = [output_types count]; i-- > 0; ) {
diff --git a/libs/video/renderer/vulkan/vkgen/vkstruct.h b/libs/video/renderer/vulkan/vkgen/vkstruct.h
index 095c22629..f2c86db29 100644
--- a/libs/video/renderer/vulkan/vkgen/vkstruct.h
+++ b/libs/video/renderer/vulkan/vkgen/vkstruct.h
@@ -13,6 +13,11 @@
 	string outname;
 	string label_field;
 	int write_symtab;
+	int skip;
+
+	Array *field_defs;
+	PLItem *field_dict;
+	PLItem *only;
 }
 -(void) queueFieldTypes;
 -(qfot_var_t *)findField:(string) fieldName;
diff --git a/libs/video/renderer/vulkan/vkgen/vkstruct.r b/libs/video/renderer/vulkan/vkgen/vkstruct.r
index 0194aaeaa..ab37159ca 100644
--- a/libs/video/renderer/vulkan/vkgen/vkstruct.r
+++ b/libs/video/renderer/vulkan/vkgen/vkstruct.r
@@ -15,8 +15,12 @@
 
 -(void) dealloc
 {
+	[field_dict release];
+	[field_defs release];
+	[only release];
 	str_free (outname);
 	str_free (label_field);
+	[super dealloc];
 }
 
 -(string) name
@@ -365,21 +369,23 @@ write_table (Struct *self, PLItem *field_dict, Array *field_defs,
 	}
 }
 
--(void) writeTable
+-(void) initParse:(PLItem *)parse
 {
 	if ([parse string] == "skip") {
+		skip = 1;
 		return;
 	}
 
-	PLItem     *field_dict = [parse getObjectForKey:[self name]];
+	field_dict = [parse retain];
 
 	PLItem     *new_name = [field_dict getObjectForKey:".name"];
 	if (new_name) {
 		outname = str_hold ([new_name string]);
 	}
 
-	Array      *field_defs = [Array array];
-	PLItem     *only = [field_dict getObjectForKey:".only"];
+	field_defs = [[Array array] retain];
+
+	only = [[field_dict getObjectForKey:".only"] retain];
 	if (only) {
 		string      field_name = [only string];
 		qfot_var_t *field = nil;
@@ -429,6 +435,13 @@ write_table (Struct *self, PLItem *field_dict, Array *field_defs,
 			[field_defs addObject: field_def];
 		}
 	}
+}
+
+-(void) writeTable
+{
+	if (skip) {
+		return;
+	}
 
 	if ([field_dict getObjectForKey:".type"]) {
 		PLItem     *type = [field_dict getObjectForKey:".type"];
diff --git a/libs/video/renderer/vulkan/vkgen/vktype.h b/libs/video/renderer/vulkan/vkgen/vktype.h
index 66cab0d24..ed3965639 100644
--- a/libs/video/renderer/vulkan/vkgen/vktype.h
+++ b/libs/video/renderer/vulkan/vkgen/vktype.h
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 
 @class FieldDef;
 @class Struct;
+@class PLItem;
 
 @interface Type: Object
 {
@@ -21,6 +22,7 @@
 -(string) name;
 -(void) setAlias: (Type *) alias;
 -(void) addToQueue;
+-(void) initParse:(PLItem *)parse;
 -(Type *) resolveType;
 +(Type *) findType: (qfot_type_t *) type;
 +(Type *) lookup: (string) name;
diff --git a/libs/video/renderer/vulkan/vkgen/vktype.r b/libs/video/renderer/vulkan/vkgen/vktype.r
index d7d2a9a95..935279a76 100644
--- a/libs/video/renderer/vulkan/vkgen/vktype.r
+++ b/libs/video/renderer/vulkan/vkgen/vktype.r
@@ -110,6 +110,10 @@ static string get_type_key (void *type, void *unused)
 	}
 }
 
+-(void) initParse:(PLItem *)parse
+{
+}
+
 -(Type *) resolveType
 {
 	return self;