diff --git a/indra/newview/lldrawpoolalpha.cpp b/indra/newview/lldrawpoolalpha.cpp
index f4f63e1042a16966d34dc7623961ee3e19f11a18..bd8ecdb166092be5fe437a67cf48745f4e5af245 100755
--- a/indra/newview/lldrawpoolalpha.cpp
+++ b/indra/newview/lldrawpoolalpha.cpp
@@ -545,8 +545,7 @@ void LLDrawPoolAlpha::renderAlpha(U32 mask)
 
 					emissive_shader->bind();
 					
-					// glow doesn't use vertex colors from the mesh data
-					params.mVertexBuffer->setBuffer((mask & ~LLVertexBuffer::MAP_COLOR) | LLVertexBuffer::MAP_EMISSIVE);
+					params.mVertexBuffer->setBuffer(mask & LLVertexBuffer::MAP_EMISSIVE);
 					
 					// do the actual drawing, again
 					params.mVertexBuffer->drawRange(params.mDrawMode, params.mStart, params.mEnd, params.mCount, params.mOffset);