diff --git a/src/tilemap.cpp b/src/tilemap.cpp
index dd944f5..92a1dde 100644
--- a/src/tilemap.cpp
+++ b/src/tilemap.cpp
@@ -1000,6 +1000,9 @@ void GroundLayer::updateVboCount()
 
 void GroundLayer::draw()
 {
+	if (p->groundVert.size() == 0)
+		return;
+
 	ShaderBase *shader;
 
 	p->bindShader(shader);