diff --git a/src/renderers/WebGLRenderer.js b/src/renderers/WebGLRenderer.js
index 80ec49c031bdfe2af574501a5063f8db0642be0c..0b13030b5a925daa79dbbef884e4cc07e32a0a81 100644
--- a/src/renderers/WebGLRenderer.js
+++ b/src/renderers/WebGLRenderer.js
@@ -1983,6 +1983,12 @@ function WebGLRenderer( parameters ) {
 
 			WebGLUniforms.upload( _gl, materialProperties.uniformsList, m_uniforms, textures );
 
+			if ( material.isShaderMaterial ) {
+
+				material.uniformsNeedUpdate = false;
+
+			}
+
 		}
 
 		if ( material.isShaderMaterial && material.uniformsNeedUpdate === true ) {