diff --git a/src/osgUtil/RenderStage.cpp b/src/osgUtil/RenderStage.cpp
index 1cdcecf34..5d7173de2 100644
--- a/src/osgUtil/RenderStage.cpp
+++ b/src/osgUtil/RenderStage.cpp
@@ -629,11 +629,14 @@ void RenderStage::drawInner(osg::State& state,RenderLeaf*& previous, bool& doCop
     RenderBin::draw(state,previous);
 
 
-    GLenum errorNo = glGetError();
-    if (errorNo!=GL_NO_ERROR)
+    if(state.getCheckForGLErrors()!=osg::State::NEVER_CHECK_GL_ERRORS)
     {
-        osg::notify(osg::NOTICE)<<"RenderStage::drawInner(,) OpenGL errorNo= 0x"<<std::hex<<errorNo<<std::endl;
-        if (fbo_ext) osg::notify(osg::NOTICE)<<"RenderStage::drawInner(,) FBO status= 0x"<<std::hex<<fbo_ext->glCheckFramebufferStatusEXT(GL_FRAMEBUFFER_EXT)<<std::endl;
+        GLenum errorNo = glGetError();
+        if (errorNo!=GL_NO_ERROR)
+        {
+            osg::notify(osg::NOTICE)<<"RenderStage::drawInner(,) OpenGL errorNo= 0x"<<std::hex<<errorNo<<std::endl;
+            if (fbo_ext) osg::notify(osg::NOTICE)<<"RenderStage::drawInner(,) FBO status= 0x"<<std::hex<<fbo_ext->glCheckFramebufferStatusEXT(GL_FRAMEBUFFER_EXT)<<std::endl;
+        }
     }
     // state.checkGLErrors("After RenderBin::draw");