diff --git a/components/shader/shadermanager.cpp b/components/shader/shadermanager.cpp
index 7cb49c6cb..5efd1b86e 100644
--- a/components/shader/shadermanager.cpp
+++ b/components/shader/shadermanager.cpp
@@ -131,7 +131,11 @@ namespace Shader
         {
             std::string shaderSource = templateIt->second;
             if (!parseDefines(shaderSource, defines))
+            {
+                // Add to the cache anyway to avoid logging the same error over and over.
+                mShaders.insert(std::make_pair(std::make_pair(shaderTemplate, defines), nullptr));
                 return NULL;
+            }
 
             osg::ref_ptr<osg::Shader> shader (new osg::Shader(shaderType));
             shader->setShaderSource(shaderSource);