diff --git a/Sources/Plasma/PubUtilLib/plPipeline/plDXPipeline.cpp b/Sources/Plasma/PubUtilLib/plPipeline/plDXPipeline.cpp
index a8798467..2b67c678 100644
--- a/Sources/Plasma/PubUtilLib/plPipeline/plDXPipeline.cpp
+++ b/Sources/Plasma/PubUtilLib/plPipeline/plDXPipeline.cpp
@@ -8663,10 +8663,9 @@ hsBool	plDXPipeline::IProcessMipmapLevels( plMipmap *mipmap, UInt32 &numLevels,
 			if( mipmap->IsCompressed() || !( fSettings.fD3DCaps & kCapsDoesSmallTextures ) )
 			{
 				mipmap->SetCurrLevel( maxLevel );
-				while( ( mipmap->GetCurrWidth() | mipmap->GetCurrHeight() ) & sizeMask )
+				while( maxLevel > 0 && (( mipmap->GetCurrWidth() | mipmap->GetCurrHeight() ) & sizeMask) )
 				{
 					maxLevel--;
-					hsAssert( maxLevel >= 0, "How was this ever compressed?" );
 					mipmap->SetCurrLevel( maxLevel );
 				}
 			}