diff --git a/src/p_user.c b/src/p_user.c
index 44bc31b90..399b1fbbf 100644
--- a/src/p_user.c
+++ b/src/p_user.c
@@ -10162,9 +10162,11 @@ boolean P_MoveChaseCamera(player_t *player, camera_t *thiscam, boolean resetcall
 
 	if (camorbit) //Sev here, I'm guessing this is where orbital cam lives
 	{
-		if (rendermode == render_opengl)
+#ifdef HWRENDER
+		if (rendermode == render_opengl && !cv_grshearing.value)
 			distxy = FixedMul(dist, FINECOSINE((focusaiming>>ANGLETOFINESHIFT) & FINEMASK));
 		else
+#endif
 			distxy = dist;
 		distz = -FixedMul(dist, FINESINE((focusaiming>>ANGLETOFINESHIFT) & FINEMASK)) + slopez;
 	}