diff --git a/indra/newview/pipeline.cpp b/indra/newview/pipeline.cpp
index d5bcfe12abe09f650d98beffa309aa7cda99345d..e2cb22e30754141a01f5c5342526cecc93b4f461 100644
--- a/indra/newview/pipeline.cpp
+++ b/indra/newview/pipeline.cpp
@@ -811,6 +811,10 @@ bool LLPipeline::allocateScreenBuffer(U32 resX, U32 resY, U32 samples)
 
 	if (LLPipeline::sRenderDeferred)
 	{
+		// Set this flag in case we crash while resizing window or allocating space for deferred rendering targets
+		gSavedSettings.setBOOL("RenderInitError", TRUE);
+		gSavedSettings.saveToFile( gSavedSettings.getString("ClientSettingsFile"), TRUE );
+
 		S32 shadow_detail = RenderShadowDetail;
 		BOOL ssao = RenderDeferredSSAO;
 		
@@ -872,6 +876,10 @@ bool LLPipeline::allocateScreenBuffer(U32 resX, U32 resY, U32 samples)
 				mShadow[i].release();
 			}
 		}
+
+		// don't disable shaders on next session
+		gSavedSettings.setBOOL("RenderInitError", FALSE);
+		gSavedSettings.saveToFile( gSavedSettings.getString("ClientSettingsFile"), TRUE );
 	}
 	else
 	{