diff --git a/include/SDL3/SDL_render.h b/include/SDL3/SDL_render.h
index a830f3b2b9..432cacfc4d 100644
--- a/include/SDL3/SDL_render.h
+++ b/include/SDL3/SDL_render.h
@@ -2385,8 +2385,7 @@ extern SDL_DECLSPEC SDL_Surface * SDLCALL SDL_RenderReadPixels(SDL_Renderer *ren
  * should not be done; you are only required to change back the rendering
  * target to default via `SDL_SetRenderTarget(renderer, NULL)` afterwards, as
  * textures by themselves do not have a concept of backbuffers. Calling
- * SDL_RenderPresent while rendering to a texture will still update the screen
- * with any current drawing that has been done _to the window itself_.
+ * SDL_RenderPresent while rendering to a texture will fail.
  *
  * \param renderer the rendering context.
  * \returns true on success or false on failure; call SDL_GetError() for more
diff --git a/src/render/SDL_render.c b/src/render/SDL_render.c
index 6958eeb6f7..5ab1bf7eb0 100644
--- a/src/render/SDL_render.c
+++ b/src/render/SDL_render.c
@@ -5276,9 +5276,8 @@ bool SDL_RenderPresent(SDL_Renderer *renderer)
 
     CHECK_RENDERER_MAGIC(renderer, false);
 
-    SDL_Texture *target = renderer->target;
-    if (target) {
-        SDL_SetRenderTarget(renderer, NULL);
+    if (renderer->target) {
+        return SDL_SetError("You can't present on a render target");
     }
 
     SDL_RenderLogicalPresentation(renderer);
@@ -5299,10 +5298,6 @@ bool SDL_RenderPresent(SDL_Renderer *renderer)
         presented = false;
     }
 
-    if (target) {
-        SDL_SetRenderTarget(renderer, target);
-    }
-
     if (renderer->simulate_vsync ||
         (!presented && renderer->wanted_vsync)) {
         SDL_SimulateRenderVSync(renderer);