diff --git a/vtm-themes/resources/assets/styles/default.xml b/vtm-themes/resources/assets/styles/default.xml
index 067f90ba..6b3d1717 100644
--- a/vtm-themes/resources/assets/styles/default.xml
+++ b/vtm-themes/resources/assets/styles/default.xml
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@
     <style-area fade="15" fill="#f2f0eb" id="building" stroke="#b7b6b3" stroke-width="1.0" />
 
     <m e="way" k="natural" v="issea|sea">
-        <area use="water" />
+        <area mesh="true" use="water" />
     </m>
 
     <m e="way" k="natural" v="nosea">
diff --git a/vtm-themes/resources/assets/styles/newtron.xml b/vtm-themes/resources/assets/styles/newtron.xml
index ce819cc3..3fd29470 100644
--- a/vtm-themes/resources/assets/styles/newtron.xml
+++ b/vtm-themes/resources/assets/styles/newtron.xml
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@
     <style-area fade="15" fill="#ee202020" id="building" />
 
     <m e="way" k="natural" v="issea|sea">
-        <area use="water" />
+        <area mesh="true" use="water" />
     </m>
 
     <m e="way" k="natural" v="nosea">
diff --git a/vtm-themes/resources/assets/styles/osmarender.xml b/vtm-themes/resources/assets/styles/osmarender.xml
index 75f3d9f1..38a2662b 100644
--- a/vtm-themes/resources/assets/styles/osmarender.xml
+++ b/vtm-themes/resources/assets/styles/osmarender.xml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
         stroke-width="2.0" />
 
     <m e="way" k="natural" v="issea|sea">
-        <area fill="#b5d6f1" />
+        <area fill="#b5d6f1" mesh="true" />
     </m>
 
     <m e="way" k="natural" v="nosea">
diff --git a/vtm-themes/resources/assets/styles/tronrender.xml b/vtm-themes/resources/assets/styles/tronrender.xml
index 2e9b324e..127ddcaa 100644
--- a/vtm-themes/resources/assets/styles/tronrender.xml
+++ b/vtm-themes/resources/assets/styles/tronrender.xml
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@
     <style-area fade="15" fill="#ee202020" id="building" />
 
     <m e="way" k="natural" v="issea|sea">
-        <area use="water" />
+        <area mesh="true" use="water" />
     </m>
 
     <m e="way" k="natural" v="nosea">