diff --git a/backends/vulkan/partitioner/vulkan_partitioner.py b/backends/vulkan/partitioner/vulkan_partitioner.py
index f1fd47fb2b6..7b2ad3fdfde 100644
--- a/backends/vulkan/partitioner/vulkan_partitioner.py
+++ b/backends/vulkan/partitioner/vulkan_partitioner.py
@@ -252,6 +252,10 @@ def parse_compile_options(compile_options: Dict[str, Any]) -> List[CompileSpec]:
             value_bytes = int(value).to_bytes(4, byteorder="little")
             compile_specs.append(CompileSpec(key, value_bytes))
 
+        if isinstance(value, bool):
+            value_bytes = value.to_bytes(1, byteorder="little")
+            compile_specs.append(CompileSpec(key, value_bytes))
+
         if key == "texture_limits":
             compile_specs.append(
                 CompileSpec(
diff --git a/backends/vulkan/vulkan_preprocess.py b/backends/vulkan/vulkan_preprocess.py
index f0a5fd67256..c938f9ff424 100644
--- a/backends/vulkan/vulkan_preprocess.py
+++ b/backends/vulkan/vulkan_preprocess.py
@@ -98,6 +98,10 @@ def parse_compile_spec(compile_specs: List[CompileSpec]) -> Dict[str, Any]:
             )
         if spec.key in {"texture_limits_x", "texture_limits_y", "texture_limits_z"}:
             options[spec.key] = int.from_bytes(spec.value, byteorder="little")
+
+        if spec.key == "skip_tag_memory_metadata":
+            options[spec.key] = bool.from_bytes(spec.value, byteorder="little")
+
         # Unhandled options are ignored
 
     return options