diff --git a/indra/newview/llvoavatar.cpp b/indra/newview/llvoavatar.cpp
index ac91ded18bd767c302b2b6101a4b519c3184450c..7f57289fc3f078f67fbd59daf82935f80b313cd5 100644
--- a/indra/newview/llvoavatar.cpp
+++ b/indra/newview/llvoavatar.cpp
@@ -7634,6 +7634,8 @@ void LLVOAvatar::invalidateName()
 {
 	// force update by clearing name string
 	mNameString.clear();
+	// and force color update by tweaking alpha
+	mNameAlpha = F32_MAX;
 }
 
 LLHost LLVOAvatar::getObjectHost() const