diff --git a/src/render/SDL_render.c b/src/render/SDL_render.c
index 305267da1..d111e77a1 100644
--- a/src/render/SDL_render.c
+++ b/src/render/SDL_render.c
@@ -2666,7 +2666,9 @@ RenderDrawLinesWithRects(SDL_Renderer * renderer,
         }
     }
 
-    retval += QueueCmdFillRects(renderer, frects, nrects);
+    if (nrects) {
+        retval += QueueCmdFillRects(renderer, frects, nrects);
+    }
 
     SDL_small_free(frects, isstack);
 
@@ -2721,7 +2723,9 @@ RenderDrawLinesWithRectsF(SDL_Renderer * renderer,
         }
     }
 
-    retval += QueueCmdFillRects(renderer, frects, nrects);
+    if (nrects) {
+        retval += QueueCmdFillRects(renderer, frects, nrects);
+    }
 
     SDL_small_free(frects, isstack);