diff --git a/src/items/item.cpp b/src/items/item.cpp
index 0a87690f4..2962e3021 100644
--- a/src/items/item.cpp
+++ b/src/items/item.cpp
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ void Item::switchTo(ItemType type, scene::IMesh *mesh)
     m_original_type    = m_type;
     m_type             = type;
     m_node->setMesh(mesh);
+    m_node->setMaterialFlag(video::EMF_LIGHTING, false);
 }   // switchTo
 
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