diff --git a/src/graphics/stk_text_billboard.cpp b/src/graphics/stk_text_billboard.cpp
index 7f69c723d..1365d0ee6 100644
--- a/src/graphics/stk_text_billboard.cpp
+++ b/src/graphics/stk_text_billboard.cpp
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ scene::IMesh* STKTextBillboard::getTextMesh(core::stringw text, gui::ScalableFon
         {
             buffer = new scene::SMeshBuffer();
             buffer->getMaterial().setTexture(0, m_chars[i].m_texture);
-            buffer->getMaterial().MaterialType = video::EMT_TRANSPARENT_ALPHA_CHANNEL_REF;
+            buffer->getMaterial().MaterialType = irr_driver->getShader(ES_OBJECT_UNLIT);
             buffers[m_chars[i].m_texture] = buffer;
         }
         else
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ scene::IMesh* STKTextBillboard::getTextMesh(core::stringw text, gui::ScalableFon
         map_itr->second->drop();
     }
 
-    getMaterial(0).MaterialType = video::EMT_TRANSPARENT_ALPHA_CHANNEL_REF;
+    getMaterial(0).MaterialType = irr_driver->getShader(ES_OBJECT_UNLIT);
 
     return Mesh;
 }