diff --git a/indra/llrender/llshadermgr.cpp b/indra/llrender/llshadermgr.cpp
index 0c17fbfb5..a37604ae5 100644
--- a/indra/llrender/llshadermgr.cpp
+++ b/indra/llrender/llshadermgr.cpp
@@ -680,7 +680,7 @@ GLhandleARB LLShaderMgr::loadShaderFile(const std::string& filename, S32 & shade
 
 		vec4 diffuseLookup(vec2 texcoord)
 		{
-			switch (vary_texture_index.r))
+			switch (vary_texture_index))
 			{
 				case 0: ret = texture2D(tex0, texcoord); break;
 				case 1: ret = texture2D(tex1, texcoord); break;
@@ -704,7 +704,7 @@ GLhandleARB LLShaderMgr::loadShaderFile(const std::string& filename, S32 & shade
 
 		if (texture_index_channels > 1)
 		{
-			text[count++] = strdup("VARYING_FLAT ivec4 vary_texture_index;\n");
+			text[count++] = strdup("VARYING_FLAT int vary_texture_index;\n");
 		}
 
 		text[count++] = strdup("vec4 diffuseLookup(vec2 texcoord)\n");
@@ -722,7 +722,7 @@ GLhandleARB LLShaderMgr::loadShaderFile(const std::string& filename, S32 & shade
 			{ //switches are unreliable on some NVIDIA drivers
 				for (S32 i = 0; i < texture_index_channels; ++i)
 				{
-					std::string if_string = llformat("\t%sif (vary_texture_index.r == %d) { return texture2D(tex%d, texcoord); }\n", i > 0 ? "else " : "", i, i); 
+					std::string if_string = llformat("\t%sif (vary_texture_index == %d) { return texture2D(tex%d, texcoord); }\n", i > 0 ? "else " : "", i, i); 
 					text[count++] = strdup(if_string.c_str());
 				}
 				text[count++] = strdup("\treturn vec4(1,0,1,1);\n");
@@ -731,13 +731,13 @@ GLhandleARB LLShaderMgr::loadShaderFile(const std::string& filename, S32 & shade
 			else
 			{
 				text[count++] = strdup("\tvec4 ret = vec4(1,0,1,1);\n");
-				text[count++] = strdup("\tswitch (vary_texture_index.r)\n");
+				text[count++] = strdup("\tswitch (vary_texture_index)\n");
 				text[count++] = strdup("\t{\n");
 		
 				//switch body
 				for (S32 i = 0; i < texture_index_channels; ++i)
 				{
-					std::string case_str = llformat("\t\tcase %d: ret = texture2D(tex%d, texcoord); break;\n", i, i);
+					std::string case_str = llformat("\t\tcase %d: return texture2D(tex%d, texcoord);\n", i, i);
 					text[count++] = strdup(case_str.c_str());
 				}
 
diff --git a/indra/llrender/llvertexbuffer.cpp b/indra/llrender/llvertexbuffer.cpp
index bc4c201d9..896560d4d 100644
--- a/indra/llrender/llvertexbuffer.cpp
+++ b/indra/llrender/llvertexbuffer.cpp
@@ -1249,7 +1249,7 @@ void LLVertexBuffer::setupVertexArray()
 		1, //TYPE_WEIGHT,
 		4, //TYPE_WEIGHT4,
 		4, //TYPE_CLOTHWEIGHT,
-		4, //TYPE_TEXTURE_INDEX
+		1, //TYPE_TEXTURE_INDEX
 	};
 
 	U32 attrib_type[] =
@@ -1266,7 +1266,7 @@ void LLVertexBuffer::setupVertexArray()
 		GL_FLOAT, //TYPE_WEIGHT,
 		GL_FLOAT, //TYPE_WEIGHT4,
 		GL_FLOAT, //TYPE_CLOTHWEIGHT,
-		GL_UNSIGNED_BYTE, //TYPE_TEXTURE_INDEX
+		GL_UNSIGNED_INT, //TYPE_TEXTURE_INDEX
 	};
 
 	bool attrib_integer[] = 
@@ -2313,7 +2313,7 @@ void LLVertexBuffer::setupVertexBuffer(U32 data_mask)
 #if !LL_DARWIN
 			S32 loc = TYPE_TEXTURE_INDEX;
 			void *ptr = (void*) (base + mOffsets[TYPE_VERTEX] + 12);
-			glVertexAttribIPointer(loc, 4, GL_UNSIGNED_BYTE, LLVertexBuffer::sTypeSize[TYPE_VERTEX], ptr);
+			glVertexAttribIPointer(loc, 1, GL_UNSIGNED_INT, LLVertexBuffer::sTypeSize[TYPE_VERTEX], ptr);
 #endif
 		}
 		if (data_mask & MAP_VERTEX)
diff --git a/indra/newview/app_settings/shaders/class1/objects/indexedTextureV.glsl b/indra/newview/app_settings/shaders/class1/objects/indexedTextureV.glsl
index 7c0699d72..ca29bf314 100644
--- a/indra/newview/app_settings/shaders/class1/objects/indexedTextureV.glsl
+++ b/indra/newview/app_settings/shaders/class1/objects/indexedTextureV.glsl
@@ -23,9 +23,9 @@
  * $/LicenseInfo$
  */
 
-ATTRIBUTE ivec4 texture_index;
+ATTRIBUTE int texture_index;
 
-VARYING_FLAT ivec4 vary_texture_index;
+VARYING_FLAT int vary_texture_index;
 
 void passTextureIndex()
 {
diff --git a/indra/newview/llface.cpp b/indra/newview/llface.cpp
index 59deb7c44..fc7a2ae49 100644
--- a/indra/newview/llface.cpp
+++ b/indra/newview/llface.cpp
@@ -1622,7 +1622,8 @@ BOOL LLFace::getGeometryVolume(const LLVolume& volume,
 						if (!do_xform)
 						{
 							LLFastTimer t(FTM_FACE_TEX_QUICK_NO_XFORM);
-							LLVector4a::memcpyNonAliased16((F32*) tex_coords.get(), (F32*) vf.mTexCoords, num_vertices*2*sizeof(F32));
+							S32 tc_size = (num_vertices*2*sizeof(F32)+0xF) & ~0xF;
+							LLVector4a::memcpyNonAliased16((F32*) tex_coords.get(), (F32*) vf.mTexCoords, tc_size);
 						}
 						else
 						{
@@ -1843,15 +1844,12 @@ BOOL LLFace::getGeometryVolume(const LLVolume& volume,
 
 			LLVector4a texIdx;
 
-			U8 index = mTextureIndex < 255 ? mTextureIndex : 0;
+			S32 index = mTextureIndex < 255 ? mTextureIndex : 0;
 
 			F32 val = 0.f;
-			U8* vp = (U8*) &val;
-			vp[0] = index;
-			vp[1] = 0;
-			vp[2] = 0;
-			vp[3] = 0;
-
+			S32* vp = (S32*) &val;
+			*vp = index;
+			
 			llassert(index <= LLGLSLShader::sIndexedTextureChannels-1);
 
 			LLVector4Logical mask;