diff --git a/src/renderers/WebGLRenderer.js b/src/renderers/WebGLRenderer.js
index e1925ab63e629502f8b454c761e8f3dd60cde55f..cb9697162c0c400923bb108d83a30d93ffc6b811 100644
--- a/src/renderers/WebGLRenderer.js
+++ b/src/renderers/WebGLRenderer.js
@@ -2489,6 +2489,8 @@ THREE.WebGLRenderer = function ( parameters ) {
 
 		if ( material.visible === false ) return;
 
+		updateObject( object );
+
 		var program = setProgram( camera, lights, fog, material, object );
 
 		var updateBuffers = false,
@@ -2794,6 +2796,8 @@ THREE.WebGLRenderer = function ( parameters ) {
 
 		if ( material.visible === false ) return;
 
+		updateObject( object );
+
 		var program = setProgram( camera, lights, fog, material, object );
 
 		var attributes = program.attributes;
@@ -3420,8 +3424,6 @@ THREE.WebGLRenderer = function ( parameters ) {
 
 				if ( webglObjects && ( object.frustumCulled === false || _frustum.intersectsObject( object ) === true ) ) {
 
-					updateObject( object );
-
 					for ( var i = 0, l = webglObjects.length; i < l; i ++ ) {
 
 						var webglObject = webglObjects[i];
@@ -3966,7 +3968,6 @@ THREE.WebGLRenderer = function ( parameters ) {
 
 			material.attributes && clearCustomAttributes( material );
 
-
 		} else if ( object instanceof THREE.PointCloud ) {
 
 			material = getBufferMaterial( object, geometry );