diff --git a/src/rw/TexRead.cpp b/src/rw/TexRead.cpp
index 4eb06ad1..632cec02 100644
--- a/src/rw/TexRead.cpp
+++ b/src/rw/TexRead.cpp
@@ -55,11 +55,8 @@ RwTextureGtaStreamRead(RwStream *stream)
 		texNumLoaded++;
 	}
 
-	if(tex == nil)
-		return nil;
-
 #ifdef ANISOTROPIC_FILTERING
-	if(RpAnisotGetMaxSupportedMaxAnisotropy() > 1)	// BUG? this was RpAnisotTextureGetMaxAnisotropy, but that doesn't make much sense
+	if(tex && RpAnisotGetMaxSupportedMaxAnisotropy() > 1)	// BUG? this was RpAnisotTextureGetMaxAnisotropy, but that doesn't make much sense
 		RpAnisotTextureSetMaxAnisotropy(tex, RpAnisotGetMaxSupportedMaxAnisotropy());
 #endif