diff --git a/GPU/Directx9/TransformPipelineDX9.cpp b/GPU/Directx9/TransformPipelineDX9.cpp
index dbd155322b..6842dc6d78 100644
--- a/GPU/Directx9/TransformPipelineDX9.cpp
+++ b/GPU/Directx9/TransformPipelineDX9.cpp
@@ -287,9 +287,6 @@ void TransformDrawEngineDX9::SubmitPrim(void *verts, void *inds, GEPrimitiveType
 	if (!indexGen.PrimCompatible(prevPrim_, prim) || numDrawCalls >= MAX_DEFERRED_DRAW_CALLS || vertexCountInDrawCalls + vertexCount > VERTEX_BUFFER_MAX)
 		Flush();
 
-	if ((vertexCount < 2 && prim > 0) || (vertexCount < 3 && prim > 2 && prim != GE_PRIM_RECTANGLES))
-		return;
-
 	// TODO: Is this the right thing to do?
 	if (prim == GE_PRIM_KEEP_PREVIOUS) {
 		prim = prevPrim_ != GE_PRIM_INVALID ? prevPrim_ : GE_PRIM_POINTS;
@@ -301,6 +298,9 @@ void TransformDrawEngineDX9::SubmitPrim(void *verts, void *inds, GEPrimitiveType
 
 	*bytesRead = vertexCount * dec_->VertexSize();
 
+	if ((vertexCount < 2 && prim > 0) || (vertexCount < 3 && prim > 2 && prim != GE_PRIM_RECTANGLES))
+		return;
+
 	DeferredDrawCall &dc = drawCalls[numDrawCalls];
 	dc.verts = verts;
 	dc.inds = inds;
diff --git a/GPU/GLES/TransformPipeline.cpp b/GPU/GLES/TransformPipeline.cpp
index 444dbbe508..8388ad4343 100644
--- a/GPU/GLES/TransformPipeline.cpp
+++ b/GPU/GLES/TransformPipeline.cpp
@@ -271,9 +271,6 @@ void TransformDrawEngine::SubmitPrim(void *verts, void *inds, GEPrimitiveType pr
 	if (!indexGen.PrimCompatible(prevPrim_, prim) || numDrawCalls >= MAX_DEFERRED_DRAW_CALLS || vertexCountInDrawCalls + vertexCount > VERTEX_BUFFER_MAX)
 		Flush();
 
-	if ((vertexCount < 2 && prim > 0) || (vertexCount < 3 && prim > 2 && prim != GE_PRIM_RECTANGLES))
-		return;
-
 	// TODO: Is this the right thing to do?
 	if (prim == GE_PRIM_KEEP_PREVIOUS) {
 		prim = prevPrim_ != GE_PRIM_INVALID ? prevPrim_ : GE_PRIM_POINTS;
@@ -285,6 +282,9 @@ void TransformDrawEngine::SubmitPrim(void *verts, void *inds, GEPrimitiveType pr
 
 	*bytesRead = vertexCount * dec_->VertexSize();
 
+	if ((vertexCount < 2 && prim > 0) || (vertexCount < 3 && prim > 2 && prim != GE_PRIM_RECTANGLES))
+		return;
+
 	DeferredDrawCall &dc = drawCalls[numDrawCalls];
 	dc.verts = verts;
 	dc.inds = inds;