diff --git a/src/p_user.c b/src/p_user.c
index d07b71390..031a607c1 100644
--- a/src/p_user.c
+++ b/src/p_user.c
@@ -7503,7 +7503,11 @@ boolean P_MoveChaseCamera(player_t *player, camera_t *thiscam, boolean resetcall
 	}
 	pitch = thiscam->pitch + (angle_t)FixedMul(pitch - thiscam->pitch, camspeed/4);
 
-	if (rendermode == render_opengl && !cv_grshearing.value)
+	if (rendermode == render_opengl
+#ifdef GL_SHADERS/* just so we can't possibly forget about it */
+			&& !cv_grshearing.value
+#endif
+	)
 		distxy = FixedMul(dist, FINECOSINE((pitch>>ANGLETOFINESHIFT) & FINEMASK));
 	else
 		distxy = dist;