diff --git a/code/ImproveCacheLocality.cpp b/code/ImproveCacheLocality.cpp
index e6a75442f..5c80c50cd 100644
--- a/code/ImproveCacheLocality.cpp
+++ b/code/ImproveCacheLocality.cpp
@@ -131,6 +131,10 @@ float ImproveCacheLocalityProcess::ProcessMesh( aiMesh* pMesh, unsigned int mesh
 		return 0.f;
 	}
 
+	if(pMesh->mNumVertices <= configCacheDepth) {
+		return 0.f;
+	}
+
 	float fACMR = 3.f;
 	const aiFace* const pcEnd = pMesh->mFaces+pMesh->mNumFaces;