diff --git a/src/osgText/Text.cpp b/src/osgText/Text.cpp
index efb9312a5..c00cbb2eb 100644
--- a/src/osgText/Text.cpp
+++ b/src/osgText/Text.cpp
@@ -118,17 +118,17 @@ osg::StateSet* Text::createStateSet()
             defineList["SHADOW"] = osg::StateSet::DefinePair(ss.str(), osg::StateAttribute::ON);
         }
 
-        if (_fontSize.second>16)
-        {
-            OSG_NOTICE<<"Requesting SDF support _fontSize.second="<<_fontSize.second<<std::endl;
-            defineList["SIGNED_DISTNACE_FIELD"] = osg::StateSet::DefinePair("1", osg::StateAttribute::ON);
-        }
-        else
-        {
-            OSG_NOTICE<<"Disabling SDF support _fontSize.second="<<_fontSize.second<<std::endl;
-        }
 
+    }
 
+    if (_fontSize.second>8)
+    {
+        OSG_NOTICE<<"Requesting SDF support _fontSize.second="<<_fontSize.second<<std::endl;
+        defineList["SIGNED_DISTNACE_FIELD"] = osg::StateSet::DefinePair("1", osg::StateAttribute::ON);
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        OSG_NOTICE<<"Disabling SDF support _fontSize.second="<<_fontSize.second<<std::endl;
     }
 
 #if 0