diff --git a/source/blender/render/intern/source/imagetexture.c b/source/blender/render/intern/source/imagetexture.c
index e4fb87e8e4f..7f0484c8ee6 100644
--- a/source/blender/render/intern/source/imagetexture.c
+++ b/source/blender/render/intern/source/imagetexture.c
@@ -1054,6 +1054,8 @@ static int imagewraposa_aniso(Tex *tex, Image *ima, ImBuf *ibuf, const float tex
 
 	if ((ibuf == NULL) || ((ibuf->rect == NULL) && (ibuf->rect_float == NULL))) return retval;
 
+	ima->flag |= IMA_USED_FOR_RENDER;
+
 	/* mipmap test */
 	image_mipmap_test(tex, ibuf);