diff --git a/drivers/gles2/rasterizer_scene_gles2.cpp b/drivers/gles2/rasterizer_scene_gles2.cpp
index 5600cc0328f..2a18db0453b 100644
--- a/drivers/gles2/rasterizer_scene_gles2.cpp
+++ b/drivers/gles2/rasterizer_scene_gles2.cpp
@@ -1110,8 +1110,8 @@ void RasterizerSceneGLES2::_add_geometry_with_material(RasterizerStorageGLES2::G
 
 				LightInstance *li = light_instance_owner.getornull(e->instance->light_instances[i]);
 
-				if (li->light_index >= render_light_instance_count) {
-					continue; // too many
+				if (li->light_index >= render_light_instance_count || render_light_instances[li->light_index] != li) {
+					continue; // too many or light_index did not correspond to the light instances to be rendered
 				}
 
 				if (copy) {