diff --git a/indra/newview/llviewerwindow.cpp b/indra/newview/llviewerwindow.cpp
index f64dfcf0d462f1c98e29a60cbad6cb1415e3c776..1067c3e283b98d14c8b313f5e2e206cb4b8e1b51 100644
--- a/indra/newview/llviewerwindow.cpp
+++ b/indra/newview/llviewerwindow.cpp
@@ -346,6 +346,12 @@ class LLDebugText
 
 	void update()
 	{
+		if (!gPipeline.hasRenderDebugFeatureMask(LLPipeline::RENDER_DEBUG_FEATURE_UI))
+		{
+			clearText();
+			return;
+		}
+
 		static LLCachedControl<bool> log_texture_traffic(gSavedSettings,"LogTextureNetworkTraffic", false) ;
 
 		std::string wind_vel_text;