diff --git a/indra/llrender/llgl.cpp b/indra/llrender/llgl.cpp
index 3f78ab20d02ab90e8989eb2d6d45a6288bcf4dbc..c629ac33cc21657c32a37f68ad72143b3031fbb0 100644
--- a/indra/llrender/llgl.cpp
+++ b/indra/llrender/llgl.cpp
@@ -748,6 +748,11 @@ bool LLGLManager::initGL()
 	}
 #endif
 
+	if (mIsIntel)
+	{ //never try to use framebuffer objects on intel (crashy)
+		mHasFramebufferObject = FALSE;
+	}
+
 	if (mHasFramebufferObject)
 	{
 		glGetIntegerv(GL_MAX_SAMPLES, &mMaxSamples);