diff --git a/vtm/src/org/oscim/renderer/bucket/SymbolBucket.java b/vtm/src/org/oscim/renderer/bucket/SymbolBucket.java
index e25e64eb..870eaae8 100644
--- a/vtm/src/org/oscim/renderer/bucket/SymbolBucket.java
+++ b/vtm/src/org/oscim/renderer/bucket/SymbolBucket.java
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ public final class SymbolBucket extends TextureBucket {
 		/* offset of layer data in vbo */
 		this.vertexOffset = vboData.position() * 2; //SHORT_BYTES;
 
-		short numIndices = 0;
+		int numIndices = 0;
 
 		prevTextures = textures;
 		textures = null;
diff --git a/vtm/src/org/oscim/renderer/bucket/TextBucket.java b/vtm/src/org/oscim/renderer/bucket/TextBucket.java
index 966a121d..f2b5048c 100644
--- a/vtm/src/org/oscim/renderer/bucket/TextBucket.java
+++ b/vtm/src/org/oscim/renderer/bucket/TextBucket.java
@@ -83,8 +83,8 @@ public class TextBucket extends TextureBucket {
 
 	@Override
 	public void prepare() {
-		short numIndices = 0;
-		short offsetIndices = 0;
+		int numIndices = 0;
+		int offsetIndices = 0;
 
 		int advanceY = 0;
 		float x = 0;
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ public class TextBucket extends TextureBucket {
 
 				if (y + height > TEXTURE_HEIGHT) {
 					t.offset = offsetIndices;
-					t.indices = (short) (numIndices - offsetIndices);
+					t.indices = (numIndices - offsetIndices);
 					offsetIndices = numIndices;
 
 					t.next = pool.get();
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ public class TextBucket extends TextureBucket {
 		}
 
 		t.offset = offsetIndices;
-		t.indices = (short) (numIndices - offsetIndices);
+		t.indices = (numIndices - offsetIndices);
 	}
 
 	protected void addItem(TextItem it,
diff --git a/vtm/src/org/oscim/renderer/bucket/TextureItem.java b/vtm/src/org/oscim/renderer/bucket/TextureItem.java
index 39c4032b..18d004d0 100644
--- a/vtm/src/org/oscim/renderer/bucket/TextureItem.java
+++ b/vtm/src/org/oscim/renderer/bucket/TextureItem.java
@@ -48,8 +48,8 @@ public class TextureItem extends Inlist<TextureItem> {
 
 	/** vertex offset from which this texture is referenced */
 	/* FIXME dont put this here! */
-	public short offset;
-	public short indices;
+	public int offset;
+	public int indices;
 
 	/** temporary Bitmap */
 	public Bitmap bitmap;