diff --git a/neo/renderer/RenderSystem_init.cpp b/neo/renderer/RenderSystem_init.cpp
index f14bb059..2a8d0f43 100644
--- a/neo/renderer/RenderSystem_init.cpp
+++ b/neo/renderer/RenderSystem_init.cpp
@@ -2156,6 +2156,8 @@ idRenderSystemLocal::Shutdown
 void idRenderSystemLocal::Shutdown( void ) {
 	common->Printf( "idRenderSystem::Shutdown()\n" );
 
+	common->SetRefreshOnPrint( false ); // without a renderer there's nothing to refresh
+
 	R_DoneFreeType( );
 
 	if ( glConfig.isInitialized ) {