diff --git a/src/runtime/Qt3DSApplication.cpp b/src/runtime/Qt3DSApplication.cpp
index ffcfa59a2..74dfcfadb 100644
--- a/src/runtime/Qt3DSApplication.cpp
+++ b/src/runtime/Qt3DSApplication.cpp
@@ -1186,10 +1186,10 @@ struct SApp : public IApplication
 
         bool skip = checkSkipFrame();
         // If we skip rendering this frame, mark next frame to be rendered
-        renderNextFrame |= skip;
-        if (!skip)
+        if (!skip && renderNextFrame)
             Render();
-
+            
+        renderNextFrame |= skip;
         m_InputEnginePtr->ClearInputFrame();
 
         NotifyDataOutputs();