diff --git a/src/osg/Geometry.cpp b/src/osg/Geometry.cpp
index 779e8cd81..244bf25a2 100644
--- a/src/osg/Geometry.cpp
+++ b/src/osg/Geometry.cpp
@@ -445,7 +445,7 @@ bool Geometry::getDrawElementsList(DrawElementsList& drawElementsList) const
 
 void Geometry::addVertexBufferObjectIfRequired(osg::Array* array)
 {
-    if (_useVertexBufferObjects)
+    if (_useVertexBufferObjects && array->getBinding()==Array::BIND_PER_VERTEX)
     {
         if (!array->getVertexBufferObject())
         {