diff --git a/src/game/skybox.c b/src/game/skybox.c
index 46cb42c2..93c8038c 100644
--- a/src/game/skybox.c
+++ b/src/game/skybox.c
@@ -210,6 +210,11 @@ void draw_skybox_tile_grid(Gfx **dlist, s8 background, s8 player, s8 colorIndex)
     for (row = 0; row < 3; row++) {
         for (col = 0; col < 3; col++) {
             s32 tileIndex = sSkyBoxInfo[player].upperLeftTile + row * SKYBOX_COLS + col;
+
+            if (tileIndex >= SKYBOX_ROWS * SKYBOX_COLS) {
+                continue;
+            }
+
             const u8 *const texture =
                 (*(SkyboxTexture *) segmented_to_virtual(sSkyboxTextures[background]))[tileIndex];
             Vtx *vertices = make_skybox_rect(tileIndex, colorIndex);