diff --git a/src/osgUtil/MeshOptimizers.cpp b/src/osgUtil/MeshOptimizers.cpp
index 286dee601..a21076a9f 100644
--- a/src/osgUtil/MeshOptimizers.cpp
+++ b/src/osgUtil/MeshOptimizers.cpp
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ void IndexMeshVisitor::makeMesh(Geometry& geom)
     }
 
     // nothing to index
-    if (!numSurfacePrimitives || (!_isForcedReindexationEnable && !numNonIndexedPrimitives)) return;
+    if (!numSurfacePrimitives || (!_generateNewIndicesOnAllGeometries && !numNonIndexedPrimitives)) return;
 
     // duplicate shared arrays as it isn't safe to rearrange vertices when arrays are shared.
     if (geom.containsSharedArrays()) geom.duplicateSharedArrays();