diff --git a/jme3-core/src/main/java/com/jme3/shader/ShaderUtils.java b/jme3-core/src/main/java/com/jme3/shader/ShaderUtils.java
index c057826e8..b64e44814 100644
--- a/jme3-core/src/main/java/com/jme3/shader/ShaderUtils.java
+++ b/jme3-core/src/main/java/com/jme3/shader/ShaderUtils.java
@@ -120,11 +120,11 @@ public class ShaderUtils {
                 card = Integer.parseInt(type.replaceAll(".*vec", ""));
 
                 if (swizzling.length() > 0) {
-                    if (card >= swizzling.length()) {
+                    //if (card >= swizzling.length()) {
                         card = swizzling.length();
-                    } else {
-                        card = 0;
-                    }
+//                    } else {
+//                        card = 0;
+//                    }
                 }
             }
         }