diff --git a/src/osgTerrain/GeometryTechnique.cpp b/src/osgTerrain/GeometryTechnique.cpp
index 2a9284ca1..21b5ea50b 100644
--- a/src/osgTerrain/GeometryTechnique.cpp
+++ b/src/osgTerrain/GeometryTechnique.cpp
@@ -669,6 +669,7 @@ void GeometryTechnique::applyColorLayers()
             {
                 texture2D = new osg::Texture2D;
                 texture2D->setImage(image);
+                texture2D->setMaxAnisotropy(16.0f);
                 texture2D->setResizeNonPowerOfTwoHint(false);
                 texture2D->setFilter(osg::Texture::MIN_FILTER, osg::Texture::LINEAR_MIPMAP_LINEAR);
                 texture2D->setFilter(osg::Texture::MAG_FILTER, colorLayer->getFilter()==Layer::LINEAR ? osg::Texture::LINEAR :  osg::Texture::NEAREST);