diff --git a/src/framework/graphics/graphics.cpp b/src/framework/graphics/graphics.cpp
index 35d14034..cceadb12 100644
--- a/src/framework/graphics/graphics.cpp
+++ b/src/framework/graphics/graphics.cpp
@@ -123,8 +123,8 @@ bool Graphics::parseOption(const std::string& option)
         m_useHardwareMipmaps = false;
     else if(option == "-no-smooth")
         m_useBilinearFiltering = false;
-    else if(option == "-no-hardware-buffers")
-        m_useHardwareBuffers = false;
+    else if(option == "-hardware-buffers")
+        m_useHardwareBuffers = true;
     else if(option == "-no-non-power-of-two-textures")
         m_useNonPowerOfTwoTextures = false;
     else if(option == "-no-clamp-to-edge")
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ bool Graphics::canUseBilinearFiltering()
 bool Graphics::canUseHardwareBuffers()
 {
 #if OPENGL_ES==2
-    return true;
+    return m_useHardwareBuffers;
 #elif OPENGL_ES==1
     // OpenGL ES 1.1 supports it but OpenGL ES 1.0 not
     return false;
diff --git a/src/framework/graphics/graphics.h b/src/framework/graphics/graphics.h
index 1d5bf50d..872cbee0 100644
--- a/src/framework/graphics/graphics.h
+++ b/src/framework/graphics/graphics.h
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ private:
     int m_maxTextureSize;
     Boolean<true> m_useDrawArrays;
     Boolean<true> m_useFBO;
-    Boolean<true> m_useHardwareBuffers;
+    Boolean<false> m_useHardwareBuffers;
     Boolean<true> m_useBilinearFiltering;
     Boolean<true> m_useNonPowerOfTwoTextures;
     Boolean<true> m_useMipmaps;