diff --git a/indra/newview/lltexlayer.cpp b/indra/newview/lltexlayer.cpp
index 1feb987682fb7609fcbba34bd3e9075122c031dc..d8b9bc2329f02447f9bc90ccf2d387c78357b544 100644
--- a/indra/newview/lltexlayer.cpp
+++ b/indra/newview/lltexlayer.cpp
@@ -581,6 +581,10 @@ void LLTexLayerSetBuffer::doUpdate()
 	}
 
 	restartUpdateTimer();
+
+	// need to swtich to using this layerset if this is the first update
+	// after getting the lowest LOD
+	mTexLayerSet->getAvatar()->updateMeshTextures();
 	
 	// Print out notification that we uploaded this texture.
 	if (gSavedSettings.getBOOL("DebugAvatarRezTime"))
diff --git a/indra/newview/llvoavatar.cpp b/indra/newview/llvoavatar.cpp
index 4e00355bbec64f1e05bc308924ef5f306d09bb64..c688338000901e5a9d84c9ef9bac054f93200a89 100644
--- a/indra/newview/llvoavatar.cpp
+++ b/indra/newview/llvoavatar.cpp
@@ -6251,10 +6251,14 @@ void LLVOAvatar::updateMeshTextures()
 			// When an avatar is changing clothes and not in Appearance mode,
 			// use the last-known good baked texture until it finish the first
 			// render of the new layerset.
+
+			const BOOL layerset_invalid = !mBakedTextureDatas[i].mTexLayerSet 
+										  || !mBakedTextureDatas[i].mTexLayerSet->getComposite()->isInitialized()
+										  || !mBakedTextureDatas[i].mTexLayerSet->isLocalTextureDataAvailable();
+
 			use_lkg_baked_layer[i] = (!is_layer_baked[i] 
 									  && (mBakedTextureDatas[i].mLastTextureIndex != IMG_DEFAULT_AVATAR) 
-									  && mBakedTextureDatas[i].mTexLayerSet 
-									  && !mBakedTextureDatas[i].mTexLayerSet->getComposite()->isInitialized());
+									  && layerset_invalid);
 			if (use_lkg_baked_layer[i])
 			{
 				mBakedTextureDatas[i].mTexLayerSet->setUpdatesEnabled(TRUE);