diff --git a/plugins/linux-capture/xcursor.c b/plugins/linux-capture/xcursor.c
index 52e72503c..dca1af364 100644
--- a/plugins/linux-capture/xcursor.c
+++ b/plugins/linux-capture/xcursor.c
@@ -99,6 +99,9 @@ void xcursor_tick(xcursor_t *data) {
 }
 
 void xcursor_render(xcursor_t *data) {
+	if (!data->tex)
+		return;
+
 	gs_effect_t *effect  = gs_get_effect();
 	gs_eparam_t *image = gs_effect_get_param_by_name(effect, "image");
 	gs_effect_set_texture(image, data->tex);