diff --git a/drivers/gles2/rasterizer_canvas_gles2.cpp b/drivers/gles2/rasterizer_canvas_gles2.cpp
index 4cbd6bbe200..e5c567b5721 100644
--- a/drivers/gles2/rasterizer_canvas_gles2.cpp
+++ b/drivers/gles2/rasterizer_canvas_gles2.cpp
@@ -935,6 +935,16 @@ void RasterizerCanvasGLES2::render_batches(Item *p_current_clip, bool &r_reclip,
 								break;
 							}
 
+							int amount = MIN(multi_mesh->size, multi_mesh->visible_instances);
+
+							if (amount == -1) {
+								amount = multi_mesh->size;
+							}
+
+							if (!amount) {
+								break;
+							}
+
 							state.canvas_shader.set_conditional(CanvasShaderGLES2::USE_INSTANCE_CUSTOM, multi_mesh->custom_data_format != VS::MULTIMESH_CUSTOM_DATA_NONE);
 							state.canvas_shader.set_conditional(CanvasShaderGLES2::USE_INSTANCING, true);
 							_set_texture_rect_mode(false);
@@ -953,12 +963,6 @@ void RasterizerCanvasGLES2::render_batches(Item *p_current_clip, bool &r_reclip,
 
 							//reset shader and force rebind
 
-							int amount = MIN(multi_mesh->size, multi_mesh->visible_instances);
-
-							if (amount == -1) {
-								amount = multi_mesh->size;
-							}
-
 							int stride = multi_mesh->color_floats + multi_mesh->custom_data_floats + multi_mesh->xform_floats;
 
 							int color_ofs = multi_mesh->xform_floats;
diff --git a/drivers/gles2/rasterizer_scene_gles2.cpp b/drivers/gles2/rasterizer_scene_gles2.cpp
index 8b90051f2f9..de4d2806dd9 100644
--- a/drivers/gles2/rasterizer_scene_gles2.cpp
+++ b/drivers/gles2/rasterizer_scene_gles2.cpp
@@ -1735,6 +1735,10 @@ void RasterizerSceneGLES2::_render_geometry(RenderList::Element *p_element) {
 				amount = multi_mesh->size;
 			}
 
+			if (!amount) {
+				return;
+			}
+
 			int stride = multi_mesh->color_floats + multi_mesh->custom_data_floats + multi_mesh->xform_floats;
 
 			int color_ofs = multi_mesh->xform_floats;
diff --git a/drivers/gles3/rasterizer_canvas_gles3.cpp b/drivers/gles3/rasterizer_canvas_gles3.cpp
index 4323d741260..c95eccde025 100644
--- a/drivers/gles3/rasterizer_canvas_gles3.cpp
+++ b/drivers/gles3/rasterizer_canvas_gles3.cpp
@@ -847,6 +847,16 @@ void RasterizerCanvasGLES3::render_batches(Item *p_current_clip, bool &r_reclip,
 								break;
 							}
 
+							int amount = MIN(multi_mesh->size, multi_mesh->visible_instances);
+
+							if (amount == -1) {
+								amount = multi_mesh->size;
+							}
+
+							if (!amount) {
+								break;
+							}
+
 							RasterizerStorageGLES3::Texture *texture = _bind_canvas_texture(mmesh->texture, mmesh->normal_map);
 
 							state.canvas_shader.set_conditional(CanvasShaderGLES3::USE_INSTANCE_CUSTOM, multi_mesh->custom_data_format != VS::MULTIMESH_CUSTOM_DATA_NONE);
@@ -860,12 +870,6 @@ void RasterizerCanvasGLES3::render_batches(Item *p_current_clip, bool &r_reclip,
 								state.canvas_shader.set_uniform(CanvasShaderGLES3::COLOR_TEXPIXEL_SIZE, texpixel_size);
 							}
 
-							int amount = MIN(multi_mesh->size, multi_mesh->visible_instances);
-
-							if (amount == -1) {
-								amount = multi_mesh->size;
-							}
-
 							glVertexAttrib4f(VS::ARRAY_COLOR, 1.0, 1.0, 1.0, 1.0);
 
 							for (int j = 0; j < mesh_data->surfaces.size(); j++) {
diff --git a/drivers/gles3/rasterizer_scene_gles3.cpp b/drivers/gles3/rasterizer_scene_gles3.cpp
index 41297dcf73c..dd602bd39f5 100644
--- a/drivers/gles3/rasterizer_scene_gles3.cpp
+++ b/drivers/gles3/rasterizer_scene_gles3.cpp
@@ -1523,6 +1523,10 @@ void RasterizerSceneGLES3::_render_geometry(RenderList::Element *e) {
 			if (amount == -1) {
 				amount = multi_mesh->size;
 			}
+
+			if (!amount) {
+				return;
+			}
 #ifdef DEBUG_ENABLED
 
 			if (state.debug_draw == VS::VIEWPORT_DEBUG_DRAW_WIREFRAME && s->array_wireframe_id) {