diff --git a/libs/video/renderer/gl/gl_draw.c b/libs/video/renderer/gl/gl_draw.c
index 7b79dfc13..a6836c4aa 100644
--- a/libs/video/renderer/gl/gl_draw.c
+++ b/libs/video/renderer/gl/gl_draw.c
@@ -885,6 +885,9 @@ gl_Draw_ConsoleBackground (int lines, byte alpha)
 void
 gl_Draw_TileClear (int x, int y, int w, int h)
 {
+	if (!draw_backtile) {
+		return;
+	}
 	glpic_t    *gl;
 	qfglColor3ubv (color_0_8);
 	gl = (glpic_t *) draw_backtile->data;
diff --git a/libs/video/renderer/glsl/glsl_draw.c b/libs/video/renderer/glsl/glsl_draw.c
index c58352a03..33220a559 100644
--- a/libs/video/renderer/glsl/glsl_draw.c
+++ b/libs/video/renderer/glsl/glsl_draw.c
@@ -440,6 +440,9 @@ glsl_Draw_Init (void)
 	white_pic = pic_data ("white_block", 8, 8, white_block);
 
 	backtile_pic = glsl_Draw_PicFromWad ("backtile");
+	if (!backtile_pic) {
+		backtile_pic = white_pic;
+	}
 	//FIXME gl = (glpic_t *) backtile_pic->data;
 	//FIXME qfeglBindTexture (GL_TEXTURE_2D, gl->texnum);
 	//FIXME qfeglTexParameterf (GL_TEXTURE_2D, GL_TEXTURE_WRAP_S, GL_REPEAT);