diff --git a/indra/newview/llviewertexture.cpp b/indra/newview/llviewertexture.cpp
index 8c717810ae..90603eaf82 100644
--- a/indra/newview/llviewertexture.cpp
+++ b/indra/newview/llviewertexture.cpp
@@ -1404,10 +1404,20 @@ void LLViewerFetchedTexture::dump()
 // ONLY called from LLViewerFetchedTextureList
 void LLViewerFetchedTexture::destroyTexture() 
 {
+	// <FS:Ansariel> This was commented out as part of MAINT-775 and is a REALLY bad idea!
+	//               It will dump textures off memory once you turn away and you
+	//               will end up with gray textures that need to be fetched again.
+	//               Let's do this smarter and drop textures off memory soon before
+	//               we reach the desired max texture memory!
 	//if(LLImageGL::sGlobalTextureMemoryInBytes < sMaxDesiredTextureMemInBytes)//not ready to release unused memory.
 	//{
 	//	return ;
 	//}
+	if(LLImageGL::sGlobalTextureMemoryInBytes < sMaxDesiredTextureMemInBytes * 0.95f)//not ready to release unused memory.
+	{
+		return ;
+	}
+	// </FS:Ansariel>
 	if (mNeedsCreateTexture)//return if in the process of generating a new texture.
 	{
 		return ;