diff --git a/src/mesa/pipe/draw/draw_vbuf.c b/src/mesa/pipe/draw/draw_vbuf.c
index cd0b4fbbb98..aea5b4aeeef 100644
--- a/src/mesa/pipe/draw/draw_vbuf.c
+++ b/src/mesa/pipe/draw/draw_vbuf.c
@@ -331,9 +331,12 @@ vbuf_flush_indices( struct draw_stage *stage )
    
    vbuf->nr_indices = 0;
 
+   /* don't need to reset point/line/tri functions */
+#if 0
    stage->point = vbuf_first_point;
    stage->line = vbuf_first_line;
    stage->tri = vbuf_first_tri;
+#endif
 }