diff --git a/vtm-android/src/org/oscim/android/MapView.java b/vtm-android/src/org/oscim/android/MapView.java
index f5d04765..9b1402cf 100644
--- a/vtm-android/src/org/oscim/android/MapView.java
+++ b/vtm-android/src/org/oscim/android/MapView.java
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ public class MapView extends RelativeLayout {
 		 * samsung S4 and Note3 models */
 		if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT == Build.VERSION_CODES.KITKAT
 		        && "samsung".equals(Build.MANUFACTURER))
-			GLAdapter.VBO_TEXTURE_LAYERS = false;
+			GLAdapter.NO_BUFFER_SUB_DATA = true;
 
 		DisplayMetrics metrics = getResources().getDisplayMetrics();
 		CanvasAdapter.dpi = (int) Math.max(metrics.xdpi, metrics.ydpi);
diff --git a/vtm/src/org/oscim/backend/GLAdapter.java b/vtm/src/org/oscim/backend/GLAdapter.java
index e9ddbfe1..63654286 100644
--- a/vtm/src/org/oscim/backend/GLAdapter.java
+++ b/vtm/src/org/oscim/backend/GLAdapter.java
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@ public class GLAdapter {
 	 */
 	public static boolean VBO_TEXTURE_LAYERS = true;
 
+	public static boolean NO_BUFFER_SUB_DATA = false;
+
 	public static GL20 get() {
 		if (g == null)
 			throw new IllegalStateException();
diff --git a/vtm/src/org/oscim/renderer/BufferObject.java b/vtm/src/org/oscim/renderer/BufferObject.java
index 9ca9d159..e84d7201 100644
--- a/vtm/src/org/oscim/renderer/BufferObject.java
+++ b/vtm/src/org/oscim/renderer/BufferObject.java
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import java.nio.Buffer;
 import javax.annotation.CheckReturnValue;
 
 import org.oscim.backend.GL20;
+import org.oscim.backend.GLAdapter;
 import org.oscim.utils.pool.Inlist;
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
@@ -57,9 +58,10 @@ public final class BufferObject extends Inlist<BufferObject> {
 
 		GL.glBindBuffer(target, id);
 
-		// reuse memory allocated for vbo when possible and allocated
-		// memory is less then four times the new data
-		if (!clear && (size > newSize) && (size < newSize * 4)) {
+		/* reuse memory allocated for vbo when possible and allocated
+		 * memory is less then four times the new data */
+		if (!GLAdapter.NO_BUFFER_SUB_DATA && !clear &&
+		        (size > newSize) && (size < newSize * 4)) {
 			GL.glBufferSubData(target, 0, newSize, buf);
 		} else {
 			mBufferMemoryUsage += newSize - size;