diff --git a/source/blender/gpu/intern/gpu_buffers.c b/source/blender/gpu/intern/gpu_buffers.c
index 3b4f08c2222..3882b7c8ebe 100644
--- a/source/blender/gpu/intern/gpu_buffers.c
+++ b/source/blender/gpu/intern/gpu_buffers.c
@@ -1442,7 +1442,7 @@ void GPU_update_mesh_pbvh_buffers(GPU_PBVH_Buffers *buffers, MVert *mvert,
 	int i, j, k;
 
 	buffers->vmask = vmask;
-	buffers->show_diffuse_color = (vmask == NULL) || show_diffuse_color;
+	buffers->show_diffuse_color = show_diffuse_color;
 
 	if (buffers->vert_buf) {
 		int totelem = (buffers->smooth ? totvert : (buffers->tot_tri * 3));
@@ -1657,7 +1657,7 @@ void GPU_update_grid_pbvh_buffers(GPU_PBVH_Buffers *buffers, CCGElem **grids,
 	VertexBufferFormat *vert_data;
 	int i, j, k, x, y;
 
-	buffers->show_diffuse_color = (key->has_mask == false) || show_diffuse_color;
+	buffers->show_diffuse_color = show_diffuse_color;
 
 	/* Build VBO */
 	if (buffers->vert_buf) {