diff --git a/neo/framework/common_frame.cpp b/neo/framework/common_frame.cpp
index d7df5d6e..b4b8daa6 100644
--- a/neo/framework/common_frame.cpp
+++ b/neo/framework/common_frame.cpp
@@ -409,7 +409,7 @@ This is an out-of-sequence screen update, not the normal game rendering
 // DG: added possibility to *not* release mouse in UpdateScreen(), it fucks up the view angle for screenshots
 void idCommonLocal::UpdateScreen( bool captureToImage, bool releaseMouse )
 {
-	if( insideUpdateScreen )
+	if( insideUpdateScreen || com_shuttingDown )
 	{
 		return;
 	}