diff --git a/include/osgUtil/TriStripVisitor b/include/osgUtil/TriStripVisitor
index 0c65fe764..c3acb1f6e 100644
--- a/include/osgUtil/TriStripVisitor
+++ b/include/osgUtil/TriStripVisitor
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ class OSGUTIL_EXPORT TriStripVisitor : public osg::NodeVisitor
         TriStripVisitor() : 
                 osg::NodeVisitor( osg::NodeVisitor::TRAVERSE_ALL_CHILDREN ), 
                 _cacheSize( 24 ),
-                _minStripSize( 0 )
+                _minStripSize( 2 )
         {}
 
         /** Convert mesh primitives in Geometry into Tri Strips.