diff --git a/crates/bevy_render/src/render_asset.rs b/crates/bevy_render/src/render_asset.rs
index f2d78bdfc9..e3a6aab5fb 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_render/src/render_asset.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_render/src/render_asset.rs
@@ -442,6 +442,6 @@ impl RenderAssetBytesPerFrame {
 
     // check if any bytes remain available for writing this frame
     fn exhausted(&self) -> bool {
-        self.available == 0
+        self.max_bytes.is_some() && self.available == 0
     }
 }