diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/GL/GLGSRender.cpp b/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/GL/GLGSRender.cpp
index 652463473a..564d568cae 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/GL/GLGSRender.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/GL/GLGSRender.cpp
@@ -191,6 +191,9 @@ void GLGSRender::begin()
 
 	init_buffers();
 
+	if (!draw_fbo.check())
+		return;
+
 	std::chrono::time_point<steady_clock> then = steady_clock::now();
 
 	bool color_mask_b = rsx::method_registers.color_mask_b();
@@ -377,7 +380,7 @@ namespace
 
 void GLGSRender::end()
 {
-	if (!draw_fbo)
+	if (!draw_fbo || !draw_fbo.check())
 	{
 		rsx::thread::end();
 		return;
diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/GL/GLHelpers.cpp b/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/GL/GLHelpers.cpp
index d001fa72e9..4c735a0465 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/GL/GLHelpers.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/GL/GLHelpers.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #include "stdafx.h"
 #include "GLHelpers.h"
+#include "Utilities/Log.h"
 
 namespace gl
 {
@@ -84,15 +85,18 @@ namespace gl
 		return m_id != 0;
 	}
 
-	void fbo::check() const
+	bool fbo::check() const
 	{
 		save_binding_state save(*this);
 		GLenum status = glCheckFramebufferStatus(GL_FRAMEBUFFER);
 
 		if (status != GL_FRAMEBUFFER_COMPLETE)
 		{
-			fmt::throw_exception<std::logic_error>("0x%04x", status);
+			LOG_ERROR(RSX, "FBO check failed: 0x%04x", status);
+			return false;
 		}
+
+		return true;
 	}
 
 	void fbo::recreate()
diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/GL/GLHelpers.h b/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/GL/GLHelpers.h
index c50b22a7e8..953a753ca8 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/GL/GLHelpers.h
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/GL/GLHelpers.h
@@ -1768,7 +1768,7 @@ namespace gl
 		void bind_as(target target_) const;
 		void remove();
 		bool created() const;
-		void check() const;
+		bool check() const;
 
 		void recreate();
 		void draw_buffer(const attachment& buffer) const;
diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/GL/GLRenderTargets.cpp b/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/GL/GLRenderTargets.cpp
index c3c3ee447b..ae3925a8b9 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/GL/GLRenderTargets.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/GL/GLRenderTargets.cpp
@@ -114,7 +114,8 @@ void GLGSRender::init_buffers(bool skip_reading)
 		__glcheck draw_fbo.depth = *std::get<1>(m_rtts.m_bound_depth_stencil);
 	}
 
-	__glcheck draw_fbo.check();
+	if (!draw_fbo.check())
+		return;
 
 	//HACK: read_buffer shouldn't be there
 	switch (rsx::method_registers.surface_color_target())