diff --git a/common/src/main/java/net/caffeinemc/mods/sodium/client/render/chunk/RenderSectionManager.java b/common/src/main/java/net/caffeinemc/mods/sodium/client/render/chunk/RenderSectionManager.java
index 273fb40966..ca72820421 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/net/caffeinemc/mods/sodium/client/render/chunk/RenderSectionManager.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/net/caffeinemc/mods/sodium/client/render/chunk/RenderSectionManager.java
@@ -811,7 +811,8 @@ private boolean shouldPrioritizeTask(RenderSection section, float distance) {
 
     private float getEffectiveRenderDistance(FogParameters fogParameters) {
         var alpha = fogParameters.alpha();
-        var distance = Math.min(fogParameters.renderEnd(), fogParameters.environmentalEnd());
+        var environmentalEnd = fogParameters.environmentalEnd();
+        var distance = Float.isNaN(environmentalEnd) ? fogParameters.renderEnd() : Math.min(fogParameters.renderEnd(), environmentalEnd);
 
         var renderDistance = this.getRenderDistance();