diff --git a/src/hu_stuff.c b/src/hu_stuff.c
index b02eecb6c0d12fdd0d697cbedf76a530d5ab9810..2a9e4d2a9b76bbaa87a79ec1294fab214d73609e 100644
--- a/src/hu_stuff.c
+++ b/src/hu_stuff.c
@@ -882,6 +882,7 @@ void HU_Ticker(void)
 	else
 		hu_showscores = false;
 
+#ifndef NONET
 	if (chat_on)
 	{
 		// count down the scroll timer.
@@ -909,6 +910,7 @@ void HU_Ticker(void)
 				HU_removeChatText_Mini();
 		}
 	}
+#endif
 
 	if (cechotimer > 0) --cechotimer;