diff --git a/source/blender/render/intern/source/rendercore.c b/source/blender/render/intern/source/rendercore.c
index fbf0ff2ea8a..bad3b18919c 100644
--- a/source/blender/render/intern/source/rendercore.c
+++ b/source/blender/render/intern/source/rendercore.c
@@ -2224,7 +2224,8 @@ static void bake_shade(void *handle, Object *ob, ShadeInput *shi, int UNUSED(qua
 			float rgb[3];
 
 			copy_v3_v3(rgb, shr.combined);
-			IMB_colormanagement_scene_linear_to_colorspace_v3(rgb, bs->rect_colorspace);
+			if (R.scene_color_manage)
+				IMB_colormanagement_scene_linear_to_colorspace_v3(rgb, bs->rect_colorspace);
 			rgb_float_to_uchar(col, rgb);
 		}
 		else {