diff --git a/src/graphics/render.cpp b/src/graphics/render.cpp
index c43f9975a..d444bb5f3 100644
--- a/src/graphics/render.cpp
+++ b/src/graphics/render.cpp
@@ -441,11 +441,6 @@ void IrrDriver::renderSolidSecondPass()
     setTexture(0, m_rtts->getRenderTarget(RTT_TMP1), GL_NEAREST, GL_NEAREST);
     setTexture(1, m_rtts->getRenderTarget(RTT_TMP2), GL_NEAREST, GL_NEAREST);
     setTexture(2, m_rtts->getRenderTarget(RTT_SSAO), GL_NEAREST, GL_NEAREST);
-    if (!UserConfigParams::m_ssao)
-    {
-        GLint swizzleMask[] = { GL_ONE, GL_ONE, GL_ONE, GL_ONE };
-        glTexParameteriv(GL_TEXTURE_2D, GL_TEXTURE_SWIZZLE_RGBA, swizzleMask);
-    }
     m_scene_manager->drawAll(m_renderpass);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/graphics/rtts.cpp b/src/graphics/rtts.cpp
index 033631b58..4532035f2 100644
--- a/src/graphics/rtts.cpp
+++ b/src/graphics/rtts.cpp
@@ -100,6 +100,10 @@ RTT::RTT()
     RenderTargetTextures[RTT_EIGHTH2] = generateRTT(eighth, GL_RGBA16F, GL_BGRA, GL_FLOAT);
 
     FrameBuffers[FBO_SSAO] = generateFBO(RenderTargetTextures[RTT_SSAO]);
+    // Clear this FBO to 1s so that if no SSAO is computed we can still use it.
+    glClearColor(1., 1., 1., 1.);
+    glClear(GL_COLOR_BUFFER_BIT);
+
     FrameBuffers[FBO_NORMAL_AND_DEPTHS] = generateFBO(RenderTargetTextures[RTT_NORMAL_AND_DEPTH], DepthStencilTexture);
     FrameBuffers[FBO_COLORS] = generateFBO(RenderTargetTextures[RTT_COLOR], DepthStencilTexture);
     FrameBuffers[FBO_MLAA_COLORS] = generateFBO(RenderTargetTextures[RTT_MLAA_COLORS], DepthStencilTexture);