diff --git a/panda/src/glstuff/glGraphicsStateGuardian_src.cxx b/panda/src/glstuff/glGraphicsStateGuardian_src.cxx
index 40ed2a61e8..d5b98d8418 100644
--- a/panda/src/glstuff/glGraphicsStateGuardian_src.cxx
+++ b/panda/src/glstuff/glGraphicsStateGuardian_src.cxx
@@ -7829,6 +7829,9 @@ update_shader_buffer_data(ShaderBuffer *buffer, size_t start, size_t size,
   }
   report_my_gl_errors();
 
+  if (data != nullptr || !_supports_clear_buffer) {
+    _data_transferred_pcollector.add_level(size);
+  }
   return false;
 }