diff --git a/components/terrain/terraingrid.cpp b/components/terrain/terraingrid.cpp
index 732936aa9..ceb39a24b 100644
--- a/components/terrain/terraingrid.cpp
+++ b/components/terrain/terraingrid.cpp
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 #include <osg/Geometry>
 #include <osg/Geode>
 #include <osg/KdTree>
+#include <osg/Version>
 
 #include <osgFX/Effect>
 
@@ -126,10 +127,6 @@ osg::ref_ptr<osg::Node> TerrainGrid::buildTerrain (osg::Group* parent, float chu
         osg::BoundingBox bounds(min, max);
         geometry->setComputeBoundingBoxCallback(new StaticBoundingBoxCallback(bounds));
 
-        osg::ref_ptr<osg::Geode> geode (new osg::Geode);
-        geode->addDrawable(geometry);
-
-
         std::vector<LayerInfo> layerList;
         std::vector<osg::ref_ptr<osg::Image> > blendmaps;
         mStorage->getBlendmaps(chunkSize, chunkCenter, false, blendmaps, layerList);
@@ -169,11 +166,20 @@ osg::ref_ptr<osg::Node> TerrainGrid::buildTerrain (osg::Group* parent, float chu
         effect->addCullCallback(new SceneUtil::LightListCallback);
 
         transform->addChild(effect);
-        effect->addChild(geode);
+
+#if OSG_VERSION_GREATER_OR_EQUAL(3,3,3)
+        osg::Node* toAttach = geometry.get();
+#else
+        osg::ref_ptr<osg::Geode> geode (new osg::Geode);
+        geode->addDrawable(geometry);
+        osg::Node* toAttach = geode.get();
+#endif
+
+        effect->addChild(toAttach);
 
         if (mIncrementalCompileOperation)
         {
-            mIncrementalCompileOperation->add(geode);
+            mIncrementalCompileOperation->add(toAttach);
             mIncrementalCompileOperation->add(textureCompileDummy);
         }