diff --git a/source/blender/modifiers/intern/MOD_displace.c b/source/blender/modifiers/intern/MOD_displace.c
index d303f3d2516..7f887eb162a 100644
--- a/source/blender/modifiers/intern/MOD_displace.c
+++ b/source/blender/modifiers/intern/MOD_displace.c
@@ -260,6 +260,7 @@ static void displaceModifier_do(
 	float (*tex_co)[3];
 
 	if(!dmd->texture) return;
+	if(dmd->strength == 0.0f) return;
 
 	defgrp_index = defgroup_name_index(ob, dmd->defgrp_name);
 
@@ -284,7 +285,7 @@ static void displaceModifier_do(
 					break;
 				}
 			}
-			if(!def_weight) continue;
+			if(!def_weight || def_weight->weight==0.0f) continue;
 		}
 
 		texres.nor = NULL;