diff --git a/spine-unity/Assets/spine-unity/SkeletonRenderer.cs b/spine-unity/Assets/spine-unity/SkeletonRenderer.cs
index 2c9afe39e..9cf65b806 100644
--- a/spine-unity/Assets/spine-unity/SkeletonRenderer.cs
+++ b/spine-unity/Assets/spine-unity/SkeletonRenderer.cs
@@ -344,18 +344,20 @@ namespace Spine.Unity {
 				submeshVertexCount += attachmentVertexCount;
 			}
 
-			workingSubmeshInstructions.Add(
-				new Spine.Unity.MeshGeneration.SubmeshInstruction {
-					skeleton = this.skeleton,
-					material = lastMaterial,
-					startSlot = submeshStartSlotIndex,
-					endSlot = drawOrderCount,
-					triangleCount = submeshTriangleCount,
-					firstVertexIndex = submeshFirstVertex,
-					vertexCount = submeshVertexCount,
-					forceSeparate = false
-				}
-			);
+			if (submeshVertexCount != 0) {
+				workingSubmeshInstructions.Add(
+					new Spine.Unity.MeshGeneration.SubmeshInstruction {
+						skeleton = this.skeleton,
+						material = lastMaterial,
+						startSlot = submeshStartSlotIndex,
+						endSlot = drawOrderCount,
+						triangleCount = submeshTriangleCount,
+						firstVertexIndex = submeshFirstVertex,
+						vertexCount = submeshVertexCount,
+						forceSeparate = false
+					}
+				);
+			}
 
 			workingInstruction.vertexCount = vertexCount;
 			workingInstruction.immutableTriangles = this.immutableTriangles;
@@ -1009,4 +1011,4 @@ namespace Spine.Unity {
 			public int firstVertex = -1;
 		}
 	}
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}