diff --git a/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/material.c b/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/material.c
index 9c56699fa1d..20c475c8b13 100644
--- a/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/material.c
+++ b/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/material.c
@@ -188,8 +188,8 @@ void init_material(Material *ma)
 	ma->vol.ms_diff = 1.f;
 	ma->vol.ms_intensity = 1.f;
 	
-	ma->mode= MA_TRACEBLE|MA_SHADBUF|MA_SHADOW|MA_RAYBIAS|MA_TANGENT_STR|MA_ZTRANSP|MA_APPROX_OCCLUSION;
-
+	ma->mode= MA_TRACEBLE|MA_SHADBUF|MA_SHADOW|MA_RAYBIAS|MA_TANGENT_STR|MA_ZTRANSP;
+	ma->shade_flag= MA_APPROX_OCCLUSION;
 	ma->preview = NULL;
 }