diff --git a/code/renderergl2/tr_backend.c b/code/renderergl2/tr_backend.c
index 3b297b8d..e74f8f24 100644
--- a/code/renderergl2/tr_backend.c
+++ b/code/renderergl2/tr_backend.c
@@ -538,9 +538,6 @@ void RB_BeginDrawingView (void) {
 		backEnd.isHyperspace = qfalse;
 	}
 
-	glState.faceCulling = -1;		// force face culling to set next time
-	glState.faceCullFront = -1;     // same as above
-
 	// we will only draw a sun if there was sky rendered in this view
 	backEnd.skyRenderedThisView = qfalse;
 
diff --git a/code/renderergl2/tr_init.c b/code/renderergl2/tr_init.c
index e79d735d..525dfba0 100644
--- a/code/renderergl2/tr_init.c
+++ b/code/renderergl2/tr_init.c
@@ -946,6 +946,8 @@ void GL_SetDefaultState( void )
 	//
 	glState.glStateBits = GLS_DEPTHTEST_DISABLE | GLS_DEPTHMASK_TRUE;
 	glState.storedGlState = 0;
+	glState.faceCulling = CT_TWO_SIDED;
+	glState.faceCullFront = qtrue;
 
 	glState.currentProgram = 0;
 	qglUseProgramObjectARB(0);