diff --git a/simgear/scene/tgdb/SGOceanTile.cxx b/simgear/scene/tgdb/SGOceanTile.cxx
index 3679b57c..c5efc625 100644
--- a/simgear/scene/tgdb/SGOceanTile.cxx
+++ b/simgear/scene/tgdb/SGOceanTile.cxx
@@ -311,6 +311,7 @@ osg::Node* SGOceanTile(const SGBucket& b, SGMaterialLib *matlib, int latPoints,
     cl->push_back(osg::Vec4(1, 1, 1, 1));
   
     osg::Geometry* geometry = new osg::Geometry;
+    geometry->setDataVariance(osg::Object::STATIC);
     geometry->setVertexArray(grid.vl);
     geometry->setNormalArray(grid.nl);
     geometry->setNormalBinding(osg::Geometry::BIND_PER_VERTEX);
diff --git a/simgear/scene/tgdb/SGTexturedTriangleBin.hxx b/simgear/scene/tgdb/SGTexturedTriangleBin.hxx
index edb9cb20..3ab6153c 100644
--- a/simgear/scene/tgdb/SGTexturedTriangleBin.hxx
+++ b/simgear/scene/tgdb/SGTexturedTriangleBin.hxx
@@ -330,6 +330,7 @@ public:
     colors->push_back(osg::Vec4(1, 1, 1, 1));
 
     osg::Geometry* geometry = new osg::Geometry;
+    geometry->setDataVariance(osg::Object::STATIC);
     geometry->setVertexArray(vertices);
     geometry->setNormalArray(normals);
     geometry->setNormalBinding(osg::Geometry::BIND_PER_VERTEX);
diff --git a/simgear/scene/tgdb/pt_lights.cxx b/simgear/scene/tgdb/pt_lights.cxx
index dc0c599a..eb8dd048 100644
--- a/simgear/scene/tgdb/pt_lights.cxx
+++ b/simgear/scene/tgdb/pt_lights.cxx
@@ -254,6 +254,7 @@ SGLightFactory::getLightDrawable(const SGLightBin::Light& light)
   colors->push_back(toOsg(light.color));
   
   osg::Geometry* geometry = new osg::Geometry;
+  geometry->setDataVariance(osg::Object::STATIC);
   geometry->setVertexArray(vertices);
   geometry->setNormalBinding(osg::Geometry::BIND_OFF);
   geometry->setColorArray(colors);
@@ -291,6 +292,7 @@ SGLightFactory::getLightDrawable(const SGDirectionalLightBin::Light& light)
   colors->push_back(toOsg(invisibleColor));
   
   osg::Geometry* geometry = new osg::Geometry;
+  geometry->setDataVariance(osg::Object::STATIC);
   geometry->setVertexArray(vertices);
   geometry->setNormalBinding(osg::Geometry::BIND_OFF);
   geometry->setColorArray(colors);
@@ -327,7 +329,7 @@ SGLightFactory::getLights(const SGLightBin& lights, unsigned inc, float alphaOff
   }
   
   osg::Geometry* geometry = new osg::Geometry;
-  
+  geometry->setDataVariance(osg::Object::STATIC);
   geometry->setVertexArray(vertices);
   geometry->setNormalBinding(osg::Geometry::BIND_OFF);
   geometry->setColorArray(colors);
@@ -380,7 +382,7 @@ SGLightFactory::getLights(const SGDirectionalLightBin& lights)
   }
   
   osg::Geometry* geometry = new osg::Geometry;
-  
+  geometry->setDataVariance(osg::Object::STATIC);
   geometry->setVertexArray(vertices);
   geometry->setNormalBinding(osg::Geometry::BIND_OFF);
   geometry->setColorArray(colors);