diff --git a/src/frontend-common/d3d12_host_display.cpp b/src/frontend-common/d3d12_host_display.cpp
index 9239e092f..4ae92e687 100644
--- a/src/frontend-common/d3d12_host_display.cpp
+++ b/src/frontend-common/d3d12_host_display.cpp
@@ -661,7 +661,7 @@ bool D3D12HostDisplay::UpdateImGuiFontTexture()
 
 bool D3D12HostDisplay::Render()
 {
-  if (ShouldSkipDisplayingFrame())
+  if (ShouldSkipDisplayingFrame() || !m_swap_chain)
   {
     if (ImGui::GetCurrentContext())
       ImGui::Render();