diff --git a/simgear/scene/model/ModelRegistry.cxx b/simgear/scene/model/ModelRegistry.cxx
index d65efbb0..58c5bc37 100644
--- a/simgear/scene/model/ModelRegistry.cxx
+++ b/simgear/scene/model/ModelRegistry.cxx
@@ -314,7 +314,9 @@ OptimizeModelPolicy::OptimizeModelPolicy(const string& extension) :
     _osgOptions(Optimizer::SHARE_DUPLICATE_STATE
                 | Optimizer::MERGE_GEOMETRY
                 | Optimizer::FLATTEN_STATIC_TRANSFORMS
-                | Optimizer::TRISTRIP_GEOMETRY)
+                | Optimizer::INDEX_MESH
+                | Optimizer::VERTEX_POSTTRANSFORM
+                | Optimizer::VERTEX_PRETRANSFORM)
 {
 }