diff --git a/src/client/shader.cpp b/src/client/shader.cpp
index 4f6430579..1cec20d2c 100644
--- a/src/client/shader.cpp
+++ b/src/client/shader.cpp
@@ -577,7 +577,6 @@ ShaderInfo generate_shader(const std::string &name, u8 material_type, u8 drawtyp
 	shaderinfo.name = name;
 	shaderinfo.material_type = material_type;
 	shaderinfo.drawtype = drawtype;
-	shaderinfo.material = video::EMT_SOLID;
 	switch (material_type) {
 	case TILE_MATERIAL_OPAQUE:
 	case TILE_MATERIAL_LIQUID_OPAQUE:
@@ -598,6 +597,7 @@ ShaderInfo generate_shader(const std::string &name, u8 material_type, u8 drawtyp
 		shaderinfo.base_material = video::EMT_TRANSPARENT_ALPHA_CHANNEL_REF;
 		break;
 	}
+	shaderinfo.material = shaderinfo.base_material;
 
 	bool enable_shaders = g_settings->getBool("enable_shaders");
 	if (!enable_shaders)