diff --git a/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/sequencer.c b/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/sequencer.c
index f479a03..c5d1501 100644
--- a/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/sequencer.c
+++ b/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/sequencer.c
@@ -3403,16 +3403,16 @@ static ImBuf *do_render_strip_uncached(const SeqRenderData *context, Sequence *s
 				if (seq->scene && (context->scene != seq->scene)) {
 #ifdef USE_SCENE_RECURSIVE_HACK
 					/* weak recusrive check, same as T32017 */
-					if (seq->scene->id.tag & LIB_TAG_DOIT) {
+					if (seq->scene->tag_recurse & SCE_TAG_RECURSE_SEQUENCER) {
 						break;
 					}
-					seq->scene->id.tag |= LIB_TAG_DOIT;
+					seq->scene->tag_recurse |= SCE_TAG_RECURSE_SEQUENCER;
 #endif
 
 					ibuf = do_render_strip_seqbase(context, seq, nr, use_preprocess);
 
 #ifdef USE_SCENE_RECURSIVE_HACK
-					seq->scene->id.tag &= ~LIB_TAG_DOIT;
+					seq->scene->tag_recurse &= ~SCE_TAG_RECURSE_SEQUENCER;
 #endif
 				}
 			}
@@ -3800,8 +3800,10 @@ ImBuf *BKE_sequencer_give_ibuf(const SeqRenderData *context, float cfra, int cha
 		seqbasep = ed->seqbasep;
 	}
 
-#ifdef USE_SCENE_RECURSIVE_HACK
-	BKE_main_id_tag_idcode(context->bmain, ID_SCE, LIB_TAG_DOIT, false);
+#if defined(USE_SCENE_RECURSIVE_HACK) && defined(DEBUG)
+	for (Scene *scene = context->bmain->scene.first; scene; scene = scene->id.next) {
+		BLI_assert((scene->tag_recurse & SCE_TAG_RECURSE_SEQUENCER) == 0);
+	}
 #endif
 
 	return seq_render_strip_stack(context, seqbasep, cfra, chanshown);
@@ -3815,6 +3817,12 @@ ImBuf *BKE_sequencer_give_ibuf_seqbase(const SeqRenderData *context, float cfra,
 
 ImBuf *BKE_sequencer_give_ibuf_direct(const SeqRenderData *context, float cfra, Sequence *seq)
 {
+#if defined(USE_SCENE_RECURSIVE_HACK) && defined(DEBUG)
+	for (Scene *scene = context->bmain->scene.first; scene; scene = scene->id.next) {
+		BLI_assert((scene->tag_recurse & SCE_TAG_RECURSE_SEQUENCER) == 0);
+	}
+#endif
+
 	return seq_render_strip(context, seq, cfra);
 }
 
diff --git a/source/blender/blenloader/intern/readfile.c b/source/blender/blenloader/intern/readfile.c
index a526717..59303f8 100644
--- a/source/blender/blenloader/intern/readfile.c
+++ b/source/blender/blenloader/intern/readfile.c
@@ -5814,6 +5814,7 @@ static void direct_link_scene(FileData *fd, Scene *sce)
 	sce->fps_info = NULL;
 	sce->customdata_mask_modal = 0;
 	sce->lay_updated = 0;
+	sce->tag_recurse = 0;
 	
 	BKE_sound_create_scene(sce);
 	
diff --git a/source/blender/makesdna/DNA_scene_types.h b/source/blender/makesdna/DNA_scene_types.h
index fd37bde..46e7499 100644
--- a/source/blender/makesdna/DNA_scene_types.h
+++ b/source/blender/makesdna/DNA_scene_types.h
@@ -1485,9 +1485,10 @@ typedef struct Scene {
 	unsigned int lay_updated;       /* runtime flag, has layer ever been updated since load? */
 	
 	short flag;								/* various settings */
-	
+
+	char tag_recurse;			/* prevent eternal scene recursion, runtime flag */
+
 	char use_nodes;
-	char pad[1];
 	
 	struct bNodeTree *nodetree;
 	
@@ -1562,6 +1563,11 @@ typedef struct Scene {
 	/* timeline/keyframe jumping - only selected items (on by default) */
 #define SCE_KEYS_NO_SELONLY	(1<<2)
 
+/* flag_runtime (keep clean, zero on load) */
+enum {
+	SCE_TAG_RECURSE_SEQUENCER       = (1 << 0),
+};
+
 /* mode (int now) */
 #define R_OSA			0x0001
 #define R_SHADOW		0x0002