diff --git a/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/DisplayManager/OSDManager.cs b/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/DisplayManager/OSDManager.cs
index 60b30ae158..4a2074e78b 100644
--- a/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/DisplayManager/OSDManager.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/DisplayManager/OSDManager.cs
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 		/// </summary>
 		public void DrawScreenInfo(IBlitter g)
 		{
-			if (Global.Config.DisplayFrameCounter)
+			if (Global.Config.DisplayFrameCounter && !Global.Game.IsNullInstance)
 			{
 				string message = MakeFrameCounter();
 				float x = GetX(g, Global.Config.DispFrameCx, Global.Config.DispFrameanchor, message);