diff --git a/stepmania/src/Sprite.cpp b/stepmania/src/Sprite.cpp
index 0c909fbe29..d7011af4ac 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/Sprite.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/Sprite.cpp
@@ -692,14 +692,18 @@ void Sprite::SetState( int iNewState )
 	// problems in debug builds, but they're not fatal.
 	if( iNewState < 0  ||  iNewState >= (int)m_States.size() )
 	{
-		CString sError;
-		if( m_pTexture )
-			sError = ssprintf("The Sprite '%s' (\"%s\") tried to set state index %d, but it has only %u states", 
-				m_pTexture->GetID().filename.c_str(), this->m_sName.c_str(), iNewState, unsigned(m_States.size()));
-		else
-			sError = ssprintf("A Sprite (\"%s\") tried to set state index %d but no texture is loaded.", 
-				this->m_sName.c_str(), iNewState );
-		Dialog::OK( sError );
+		// Don't warn about number of states in "_blank".
+		if( m_pTexture->GetID().filename.Find("_blank") == -1 )
+		{
+			CString sError;
+			if( m_pTexture )
+				sError = ssprintf("The Sprite '%s' (\"%s\") tried to set state index %d, but it has only %u states", 
+					m_pTexture->GetID().filename.c_str(), this->m_sName.c_str(), iNewState, unsigned(m_States.size()));
+			else
+				sError = ssprintf("A Sprite (\"%s\") tried to set state index %d but no texture is loaded.", 
+					this->m_sName.c_str(), iNewState );
+			Dialog::OK( sError );
+		}
 	}
 
 	CLAMP(iNewState, 0, (int)m_States.size()-1);