diff --git a/stepmania/src/RageDisplay_D3D.cpp b/stepmania/src/RageDisplay_D3D.cpp
index 7b606241e0..1a9eb9c8f5 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/RageDisplay_D3D.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/RageDisplay_D3D.cpp
@@ -1377,6 +1377,9 @@ void RageDisplay_D3D::SetCullMode( CullMode mode )
 
 void RageDisplay_D3D::DeleteTexture( unsigned iTexHandle )
 {
+	if( iTexHandle == 0 )
+		return;
+
 	IDirect3DTexture8* pTex = (IDirect3DTexture8*) iTexHandle;
 	pTex->Release();