diff --git a/libobs/graphics/effect.c b/libobs/graphics/effect.c
index 215302385..249268930 100644
--- a/libobs/graphics/effect.c
+++ b/libobs/graphics/effect.c
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ void gs_effect_actually_destroy(gs_effect_t *effect)
 void gs_effect_destroy(gs_effect_t *effect)
 {
 	if (effect) {
-		if (!effect->effect_path)
+		if (!effect->cached)
 			gs_effect_actually_destroy(effect);
 	}
 }
diff --git a/libobs/graphics/effect.h b/libobs/graphics/effect.h
index b28638222..8eb54649d 100644
--- a/libobs/graphics/effect.h
+++ b/libobs/graphics/effect.h
@@ -137,6 +137,7 @@ static inline void effect_technique_free(struct gs_effect_technique *t)
 
 struct gs_effect {
 	bool processing;
+	bool cached;
 	char *effect_path, *effect_dir;
 
 	DARRAY(struct gs_effect_param) params;
diff --git a/libobs/graphics/graphics.c b/libobs/graphics/graphics.c
index 9808d46f4..9d8c63e09 100644
--- a/libobs/graphics/graphics.c
+++ b/libobs/graphics/graphics.c
@@ -732,6 +732,7 @@ gs_effect_t *gs_effect_create(const char *effect_string, const char *filename,
 		pthread_mutex_lock(&thread_graphics->effect_mutex);
 
 		if (effect->effect_path) {
+			effect->cached = true;
 			effect->next = thread_graphics->first_effect;
 			thread_graphics->first_effect = effect;
 		}