diff --git a/jme3-core/src/main/java/com/jme3/font/BitmapTextPage.java b/jme3-core/src/main/java/com/jme3/font/BitmapTextPage.java
index 1edac967c..58dc87550 100644
--- a/jme3-core/src/main/java/com/jme3/font/BitmapTextPage.java
+++ b/jme3-core/src/main/java/com/jme3/font/BitmapTextPage.java
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ class BitmapTextPage extends Geometry {
 
     BitmapTextPage(BitmapFont font, boolean arrayBased, int page) {
         super("BitmapFont", new Mesh());
+        setRequiresUpdates(false);
         setBatchHint(BatchHint.Never);
         if (font == null) {
             throw new IllegalArgumentException("font cannot be null.");