diff --git a/src/osgUtil/GLObjectsVisitor.cpp b/src/osgUtil/GLObjectsVisitor.cpp
index df0286e74..c0bcc661d 100644
--- a/src/osgUtil/GLObjectsVisitor.cpp
+++ b/src/osgUtil/GLObjectsVisitor.cpp
@@ -79,16 +79,6 @@ void GLObjectsVisitor::apply(osg::Drawable& drawable)
         drawable.setUseDisplayList(true);
     }
 
-    if (_mode&COMPILE_DISPLAY_LISTS && _renderInfo.getState())
-    {
-        drawable.compileGLObjects(_renderInfo);
-    }
-
-    if (_mode&RELEASE_DISPLAY_LISTS)
-    {
-        drawable.releaseGLObjects(_renderInfo.getState());
-    }
-
     if (_mode&SWITCH_ON_VERTEX_BUFFER_OBJECTS)
     {
         drawable.setUseVertexBufferObjects(true);
@@ -98,6 +88,16 @@ void GLObjectsVisitor::apply(osg::Drawable& drawable)
     {
         drawable.setUseVertexBufferObjects(false);
     }
+
+    if (_mode&COMPILE_DISPLAY_LISTS && _renderInfo.getState())
+    {
+        drawable.compileGLObjects(_renderInfo);
+    }
+
+    if (_mode&RELEASE_DISPLAY_LISTS)
+    {
+        drawable.releaseGLObjects(_renderInfo.getState());
+    }
 }
 
 void GLObjectsVisitor::apply(osg::StateSet& stateset)