diff --git a/src/osg/Geometry.cpp b/src/osg/Geometry.cpp
index 654fb6b49..9203848e5 100644
--- a/src/osg/Geometry.cpp
+++ b/src/osg/Geometry.cpp
@@ -451,7 +451,7 @@ bool Geometry::getDrawElementsList(DrawElementsList& drawElementsList) const
 
 void Geometry::addVertexBufferObjectIfRequired(osg::Array* array)
 {
-    /*if (_useVertexBufferObjects)*/
+    if (/*_useVertexBufferObjects &&*/ array->getBinding()==Array::BIND_PER_VERTEX)
     {
         if (!array->getVertexBufferObject())
         {