diff --git a/desmume/src/OGLRender.cpp b/desmume/src/OGLRender.cpp
index 62790bd7c..a2df8284f 100644
--- a/desmume/src/OGLRender.cpp
+++ b/desmume/src/OGLRender.cpp
@@ -687,7 +687,7 @@ static void Control()
 	}
 }
 
-static void OGLRender(bool skipdraw)
+static void OGLRender()
 {
 	if(!BEGINGL()) return;
 
diff --git a/desmume/src/gfx3d.cpp b/desmume/src/gfx3d.cpp
index 76004e2d2..76a34fa6d 100644
--- a/desmume/src/gfx3d.cpp
+++ b/desmume/src/gfx3d.cpp
@@ -1374,12 +1374,15 @@ void gfx3d_VBlankSignal()
 	drawPending = TRUE;
 }
 
-void gfx3d_VBlankEndSignal(bool skipdraw)
+void gfx3d_VBlankEndSignal(bool skipFrame)
 {
+	//if we are skipping 3d frames then the 3d rendering will get held up here.
+	//but, as soon as we quit skipping frames, the held-up 3d frame will render
+	if(skipFrame) return;
 	if(!drawPending) return;
 
 	drawPending = FALSE;
-	gpu3D->NDS_3D_Render(skipdraw);
+	gpu3D->NDS_3D_Render();
 }
 
 #ifdef USE_GEOMETRY_FIFO_EMULATION
diff --git a/desmume/src/gfx3d.h b/desmume/src/gfx3d.h
index bc152af94..681a137a1 100644
--- a/desmume/src/gfx3d.h
+++ b/desmume/src/gfx3d.h
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ unsigned int gfx3d_glGetPosRes(unsigned int index);
 unsigned short gfx3d_glGetVecRes(unsigned int index);
 void gfx3d_glFlush(unsigned long v);
 void gfx3d_VBlankSignal();
-void gfx3d_VBlankEndSignal(bool skipdraw);
+void gfx3d_VBlankEndSignal(bool skipFrame);
 void gfx3d_Control(unsigned long v);
 u32 gfx3d_GetGXstatus();
 void gfx3d_sendCommandToFIFO(u32 val);
diff --git a/desmume/src/rasterize.cpp b/desmume/src/rasterize.cpp
index fe8c09e4f..4c8cddc06 100644
--- a/desmume/src/rasterize.cpp
+++ b/desmume/src/rasterize.cpp
@@ -1145,11 +1145,8 @@ static void clipPoly(POLY* poly)
 
 }
 
-static void SoftRastRender(bool skipdraw)
+static void SoftRastRender()
 {
-	if(skipdraw)
-		return;
-
 	Fragment clearFragment;
 	clearFragment.color.components.r = gfx3d.clearColor&0x1F;
 	clearFragment.color.components.g = (gfx3d.clearColor>>5)&0x1F;
diff --git a/desmume/src/render3D.cpp b/desmume/src/render3D.cpp
index c90a8cf28..8ef8c0c50 100644
--- a/desmume/src/render3D.cpp
+++ b/desmume/src/render3D.cpp
@@ -26,14 +26,13 @@ static void NDS_nullFunc1		(void){}
 static char NDS_nullFunc2		(void){ return 1; }
 static void NDS_nullFunc3		(int,unsigned short*) {}
 static void NDS_nullFunc4		(int,unsigned short*,unsigned char*) {}
-static void NDS_nullFunc5		(bool){}
 
 GPU3DInterface gpu3DNull = { 
 	"None",
 	NDS_nullFunc2, //NDS_3D_Init
 	NDS_nullFunc1, //NDS_3D_Reset
 	NDS_nullFunc1, //NDS_3D_Close
-	NDS_nullFunc5, //NDS_3D_Render
+	NDS_nullFunc1, //NDS_3D_Render
 	NDS_nullFunc1, //NDS_3D_VramReconfigureSignal
 	NDS_nullFunc4, //NDS_3D_GetLine
 	NDS_nullFunc3 //NDS_3D_GetLineCaptured
diff --git a/desmume/src/render3D.h b/desmume/src/render3D.h
index 20efc19d1..8df9133c4 100644
--- a/desmume/src/render3D.h
+++ b/desmume/src/render3D.h
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ typedef struct Render3DInterface
 	void (CALL_CONVENTION*  NDS_3D_Close)					(void);
 	
 	//called when the renderer should do its job and render the current display lists
-	void (CALL_CONVENTION*  NDS_3D_Render)					(bool skipdraw);
+	void (CALL_CONVENTION*  NDS_3D_Render)					(void);
 
 	//called when the emulator reconfigures its vram. you may need to invalidate your texture cache.
 	void (CALL_CONVENTION*  NDS_3D_VramReconfigureSignal)	();