diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwrender/sky.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwrender/sky.cpp
index 6c599fc3fa..4256f6987b 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwrender/sky.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwrender/sky.cpp
@@ -1122,7 +1122,8 @@ SkyManager::SkyManager(osg::Group* parentNode, Resource::SceneManager* sceneMana
     skyroot->setName("Sky Root");
     // Assign empty program to specify we don't want shaders
     // The shaders generated by the SceneManager can't handle everything we need
-    skyroot->getOrCreateStateSet()->setAttributeAndModes(new osg::Program(), osg::StateAttribute::OVERRIDE);
+    skyroot->getOrCreateStateSet()->setAttributeAndModes(new osg::Program(), osg::StateAttribute::OVERRIDE|osg::StateAttribute::PROTECTED|osg::StateAttribute::ON);
+    skyroot->getOrCreateStateSet()->setTextureMode(1, GL_TEXTURE_2D, osg::StateAttribute::PROTECTED | osg::StateAttribute::OFF);
 
     skyroot->setNodeMask(Mask_Sky);
     parentNode->addChild(skyroot);