diff --git a/android/core/src/processing/opengl/PGraphicsOpenGL.java b/android/core/src/processing/opengl/PGraphicsOpenGL.java
index 335057319..a7a327d7e 100644
--- a/android/core/src/processing/opengl/PGraphicsOpenGL.java
+++ b/android/core/src/processing/opengl/PGraphicsOpenGL.java
@@ -11335,7 +11335,8 @@ public class PGraphicsOpenGL extends PGraphics {
     boolean noCapsJoins() {
       // The stroke weight is scaled so it correspons to the current
       // "zoom level" being applied on the geometry due to scaling:
-      return transformScale() * strokeWeight < PGL.MIN_CAPS_JOINS_WEIGHT;
+      return tess.renderMode == IMMEDIATE &&
+             transformScale() * strokeWeight < PGL.MIN_CAPS_JOINS_WEIGHT;
     }
 
     float transformScale() {