diff --git a/jme3-effects/src/main/resources/Common/MatDefs/Water/Water.frag b/jme3-effects/src/main/resources/Common/MatDefs/Water/Water.frag
index 07a4c6429..cb393dbaa 100644
--- a/jme3-effects/src/main/resources/Common/MatDefs/Water/Water.frag
+++ b/jme3-effects/src/main/resources/Common/MatDefs/Water/Water.frag
@@ -413,10 +413,6 @@ void main(){
     // to calculate the derivatives for all these pixels by using step()!
     // That way we won't get pixels around the edges of the terrain,
     // Where the derivatives are undefined
-    if(position.y > level){
-            color = color2;
-    }
-
-    gl_FragColor = vec4(color,1.0);
+    gl_FragColor = vec4(mix(color, color2, step(level, position.y)), 1.0);
     
 }
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diff --git a/jme3-effects/src/main/resources/Common/MatDefs/Water/Water.j3md b/jme3-effects/src/main/resources/Common/MatDefs/Water/Water.j3md
index 2f4b2b39c..2f188934b 100644
--- a/jme3-effects/src/main/resources/Common/MatDefs/Water/Water.j3md
+++ b/jme3-effects/src/main/resources/Common/MatDefs/Water/Water.j3md
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ MaterialDef Advanced Water {
         FragmentShader GLSL120 : Common/MatDefs/Water/Water.frag
 
         WorldParameters {
+            ViewProjectionMatrixInverse
         }
         Defines {
             ENABLE_RIPPLES : UseRipples