diff --git a/src/engine/renderer/tr_scene.cpp b/src/engine/renderer/tr_scene.cpp
index ba568cb82c..5cdaa548a2 100644
--- a/src/engine/renderer/tr_scene.cpp
+++ b/src/engine/renderer/tr_scene.cpp
@@ -299,14 +299,6 @@ void RE_AddDynamicLightToScene( const vec3_t org, float radius, float intensity,
 		return;
 	}
 
-	// set last lights restrictInteractionEnd if needed
-	if ( r_numLights > r_firstSceneLight ) {
-		light = &backEndData[ tr.smpFrame ]->lights[ r_numLights - 1 ];
-		if( light->restrictInteractionFirst >= 0 ) {
-			light->restrictInteractionLast = r_numEntities - r_firstSceneEntity - 1;
-		}
-	}
-
 	if ( r_numLights >= MAX_REF_LIGHTS )
 	{
 		return;
@@ -317,6 +309,14 @@ void RE_AddDynamicLightToScene( const vec3_t org, float radius, float intensity,
 		return;
 	}
 
+	// set last lights restrictInteractionEnd if needed
+	if ( r_numLights > r_firstSceneLight ) {
+		light = &backEndData[ tr.smpFrame ]->lights[ r_numLights - 1 ];
+		if( light->restrictInteractionFirst >= 0 ) {
+			light->restrictInteractionLast = r_numEntities - r_firstSceneEntity - 1;
+		}
+	}
+
 	light = &backEndData[ tr.smpFrame ]->lights[ r_numLights++ ];
 
 	light->l.rlType = refLightType_t::RL_OMNI;