diff --git a/indra/newview/app_settings/shaders/class1/deferred/materialF.glsl b/indra/newview/app_settings/shaders/class1/deferred/materialF.glsl
index 91e16af4b..69a2d7e1d 100644
--- a/indra/newview/app_settings/shaders/class1/deferred/materialF.glsl
+++ b/indra/newview/app_settings/shaders/class1/deferred/materialF.glsl
@@ -537,10 +537,12 @@ void main()
 #endif
 
 #if (DIFFUSE_ALPHA_MODE == DIFFUSE_ALPHA_MODE_BLEND)
+	#if (HAS_SPECULAR_MAP == false)
 	if(diffcol.a < .01)
 	{
 		discard;
 	}
+	#endif
 	vec3 gamma_diff = diffcol.rgb;
 	diffcol.rgb = srgb_to_linear(diffcol.rgb);
 #endif