diff --git a/indra/newview/llvowlsky.cpp b/indra/newview/llvowlsky.cpp
index 8880578d644cd1453ac4161c6444ad1f80ed81f9..c2ddc00e624a86f3e512126d2042d1dc0e56f377 100644
--- a/indra/newview/llvowlsky.cpp
+++ b/indra/newview/llvowlsky.cpp
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
 const F32 LLVOWLSky::DISTANCE_TO_STARS = (HORIZON_DIST - 10.f)*0.25f;
 
 const U32 LLVOWLSky::MIN_SKY_DETAIL = 3;
-const U32 LLVOWLSky::MAX_SKY_DETAIL = 180;
+const U32 LLVOWLSky::MAX_SKY_DETAIL = 1024;
 
 inline U32 LLVOWLSky::getNumStacks(void)
 {