diff --git a/source/blender/editors/render/render_internal.c b/source/blender/editors/render/render_internal.c
index 51bf1379605..bc4ca82392f 100644
--- a/source/blender/editors/render/render_internal.c
+++ b/source/blender/editors/render/render_internal.c
@@ -834,7 +834,7 @@ static void render_view3d_renderinfo_cb(void *rjp, RenderStats *rs)
 	if (rp->rv3d->render_engine == NULL) {
 		*rp->stop = 1;
 	}
-	else if (rp->engine->text[0]) {
+	else {
 		make_renderinfo_string(rs, rp->scene, false, rp->engine->text);
 	
 		/* make jobs timer to send notifier */