1 files changed, 2 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/buffer.c b/buffer.c
index 00ae04d..71e0f1e 100644
--- a/buffer.c
+++ b/buffer.c
@@ -2012,7 +2012,8 @@ void buffer_render(TextBuffer *buffer, Rect r) {
 		gl_color_rgba(colors[COLOR_TEXT]);
 	}
 
-	if (buffer->frame_latest_line_modified >= buffer->frame_earliest_line_modified) {
+	if (buffer->frame_latest_line_modified >= buffer->frame_earliest_line_modified
+		&& syntax_highlighting) {
 		// update syntax cache
 		Line *earliest = &buffer->lines[buffer->frame_earliest_line_modified];
 		Line *latest = &buffer->lines[buffer->frame_latest_line_modified];