diff --git a/examples/osgkeyboard/osgkeyboard.cpp b/examples/osgkeyboard/osgkeyboard.cpp
index ec81c8624..76bc378fb 100644
--- a/examples/osgkeyboard/osgkeyboard.cpp
+++ b/examples/osgkeyboard/osgkeyboard.cpp
@@ -326,6 +326,7 @@ void KeyboardModel::createKeyboard()
         _inputText->setDrawMode(osgText::Text::TEXT/*||osgText::Text::BOUNDINGBOX*/);
         _inputText->setAlignment(osgText::Text::BASE_LINE);
         _inputText->setAxisAlignment(osgText::Text::XZ_PLANE);
+        _inputText->setDataVariance(osg::Object::DYNAMIC);
         _inputText->setText("Press some keys...");
         
         geodeInput->addDrawable(_inputText.get());