diff --git a/src/ol/renderer/canvas/TileLayer.js b/src/ol/renderer/canvas/TileLayer.js
index 1e79f7723c..4af8c5024d 100644
--- a/src/ol/renderer/canvas/TileLayer.js
+++ b/src/ol/renderer/canvas/TileLayer.js
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ class CanvasTileLayerRenderer extends CanvasLayerRenderer {
    * @inheritDoc
    */
   prepareFrame(frameState) {
-    return true;
+    return !!this.getLayer().getSource();
   }
 
   /**