diff --git a/examples/js/loaders/FBXLoader.js b/examples/js/loaders/FBXLoader.js
index 74bd0de04abc4f77387e3d77959873b3f5e67067..b529746b59634406dcd1b2ab0b7dafb9ae037410 100644
--- a/examples/js/loaders/FBXLoader.js
+++ b/examples/js/loaders/FBXLoader.js
@@ -421,7 +421,7 @@
 
 		var material;
 
-		switch ( type ) {
+		switch ( type.toLowerCase() ) {
 
 			case 'phong':
 				material = new THREE.MeshPhongMaterial();