diff --git a/src/osg/DisplaySettings.cpp b/src/osg/DisplaySettings.cpp
index aaf9638bb..2a9c18a9b 100644
--- a/src/osg/DisplaySettings.cpp
+++ b/src/osg/DisplaySettings.cpp
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ void DisplaySettings::setDisplaySettings(const DisplaySettings& vs)
 
     _vertexBufferHint = vs._vertexBufferHint;
 
-    setShaderHint(_shaderHint);
+    setShaderHint(vs._shaderHint);
 
     _keystoneHint = vs._keystoneHint;
     _keystoneFileNames = vs._keystoneFileNames;