diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwrender/navmesh.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwrender/navmesh.hpp
index 29205ca277..d329b895d7 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwrender/navmesh.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwrender/navmesh.hpp
@@ -30,6 +30,11 @@ namespace MWRender
 
         void disable();
 
+        bool isEnabled() const
+        {
+            return mEnabled;
+        }
+
     private:
         osg::ref_ptr<osg::Group> mRootNode;
         bool mEnabled;
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwrender/renderingmanager.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwrender/renderingmanager.cpp
index 693491efea..322c310a21 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwrender/renderingmanager.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwrender/renderingmanager.cpp
@@ -1385,6 +1385,9 @@ namespace MWRender
 
     void RenderingManager::updateNavMesh()
     {
+        if (!mNavMesh->isEnabled())
+            return;
+
         const auto navMeshes = mNavigator.getNavMeshes();
 
         auto it = navMeshes.begin();