diff --git a/indra/newview/pipeline.cpp b/indra/newview/pipeline.cpp
index 0ef89afe611bbeda130789492a7a32492523f45c..8d9a2a876e869598b4dbbdc7e52fb3ded78f5072 100644
--- a/indra/newview/pipeline.cpp
+++ b/indra/newview/pipeline.cpp
@@ -2286,7 +2286,7 @@ void LLPipeline::updateCull(LLCamera& camera, LLCullResult& result)
     LL_PROFILE_ZONE_SCOPED_CATEGORY_PIPELINE; //LL_RECORD_BLOCK_TIME(FTM_CULL);
     LL_PROFILE_GPU_ZONE("updateCull"); // should always be zero GPU time, but drop a timer to flush stuff out
 
-    bool water_clip = !sRenderTransparentWater;
+    bool water_clip = !sRenderTransparentWater && !sRenderingHUDs;
 
     if (water_clip)
     {