diff --git a/indra/newview/linux_tools/wrapper.sh b/indra/newview/linux_tools/wrapper.sh
index ecffc08815b8976850643d9b0d71992329b39d98..377cc413f9ef32ef350abce2d16d86d3d661974c 100755
--- a/indra/newview/linux_tools/wrapper.sh
+++ b/indra/newview/linux_tools/wrapper.sh
@@ -47,6 +47,9 @@ export SDL_VIDEO_X11_WMCLASS=Alchemy
 ## - Enable threaded mesa GL impl
 export mesa_glthread=true
 
+## - Enable nvidia threaded GL
+export __GL_THREADED_OPTIMIZATIONS=1
+
 ## Nothing worth editing below this line.
 ##-------------------------------------------------------------------