diff --git a/src/r_utility.cpp b/src/r_utility.cpp
index 82f8f6caf..3a2579077 100644
--- a/src/r_utility.cpp
+++ b/src/r_utility.cpp
@@ -1058,7 +1058,8 @@ DEFINE_ACTION_FUNCTION(_TexMan, SetCameraToTexture)
 	PARAM_STRING(texturename); // [ZZ] there is no point in having this as FTextureID because it's easier to refer to a cameratexture by name and it isn't executed too often to cache it.
 	PARAM_FLOAT(fov);
 	FTextureID textureid = TexMan.CheckForTexture(texturename, ETextureType::Wall, FTextureManager::TEXMAN_Overridable);
-	FCanvasTextureInfo::Add(viewpoint, textureid, fov);
+	if (textureid.isValid())
+		FCanvasTextureInfo::Add(viewpoint, textureid, fov);
 	return 0;
 }