diff --git a/indra/newview/pipeline.cpp b/indra/newview/pipeline.cpp
index e541c1054e8cbbcd4c80797de696e34bd8310584..e81515d52fbb5e3b27d8bf8e0c75d0b4bd2fec57 100644
--- a/indra/newview/pipeline.cpp
+++ b/indra/newview/pipeline.cpp
@@ -8666,7 +8666,8 @@ void LLPipeline::renderDeferredLighting()
 					}
 
 					const LLViewerObject *vobj = drawablep->getVObj();
-					if(vobj && vobj->getAvatar() && vobj->getAvatar()->isInMuteList())
+					if(vobj && vobj->getAvatar()
+						&& (vobj->getAvatar()->isTooComplex() || vobj->getAvatar()->isInMuteList()))
 					{
 						continue;
 					}