diff --git a/indra/newview/llface.cpp b/indra/newview/llface.cpp
index 85b776083..3d93dd4d2 100644
--- a/indra/newview/llface.cpp
+++ b/indra/newview/llface.cpp
@@ -1278,7 +1278,9 @@ F32 LLFace::getTextureVirtualSize()
 	{
 		//apply texel area to face area to get accurate ratio
 		//face_area /= llclamp(texel_area, 1.f/64.f, 16.f);
-		face_area =  mPixelArea / llclamp(texel_area, 0.015625f, 1024.f);
+
+		//face_area =  mPixelArea / llclamp(texel_area, 0.015625f, 1024.f);
+		face_area =  mPixelArea / llclamp(texel_area, 0.015625f, 128.f); // see SNOW-207
 	}
 
 	if(face_area > LLViewerImage::sMaxSmallImageSize)