diff --git a/components/sceneutil/riggeometry.cpp b/components/sceneutil/riggeometry.cpp
index 9f3b19252..4bdd8275a 100644
--- a/components/sceneutil/riggeometry.cpp
+++ b/components/sceneutil/riggeometry.cpp
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ RigGeometry::RigGeometry()
     setCullCallback(new UpdateRigGeometry);
     setUpdateCallback(new UpdateRigBounds);
     setSupportsDisplayList(false);
+    setUseVertexBufferObjects(true);
     setComputeBoundingBoxCallback(new DummyComputeBoundCallback);
 }