diff --git a/legacy/evas/src/modules/engines/gl_common/evas_gl_common.h b/legacy/evas/src/modules/engines/gl_common/evas_gl_common.h
index b1b5740cd1..9901773613 100644
--- a/legacy/evas/src/modules/engines/gl_common/evas_gl_common.h
+++ b/legacy/evas/src/modules/engines/gl_common/evas_gl_common.h
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ struct _Evas_GL_Shared
    struct {
       GLint max_texture_units;
       GLint max_texture_size;
+      GLfloat anisotropic;
       Eina_Bool tex_npo2 : 1;
       Eina_Bool tex_rect : 1;
    } info;
@@ -340,7 +341,7 @@ void (*glsym_glBindFramebuffer)      (GLenum a, GLuint b);
 void (*glsym_glFramebufferTexture2D) (GLenum a, GLenum b, GLenum c, GLuint d, GLint e);
 void (*glsym_glDeleteFramebuffers)   (GLsizei a, const GLuint *b);
 
-#define GL_ERRORS 1
+//#define GL_ERRORS 1
 
 #ifdef GL_ERRORS
 # define GLERR(fn, fl, ln, op) \
diff --git a/legacy/evas/src/modules/engines/gl_common/evas_gl_context.c b/legacy/evas/src/modules/engines/gl_common/evas_gl_context.c
index 9fb266c71a..7e42b610d8 100644
--- a/legacy/evas/src/modules/engines/gl_common/evas_gl_context.c
+++ b/legacy/evas/src/modules/engines/gl_common/evas_gl_context.c
@@ -209,6 +209,14 @@ evas_gl_common_context_new(void)
                  (strstr((char*) ext, "GL_ARB_texture_rectangle"))
                  )
                shared->info.tex_rect = 1;
+#ifdef GL_TEXTURE_MAX_ANISOTROPY_EXT
+             if ((strstr((char*) ext, "GL_EXT_texture_filter_anisotropic")))
+               {
+                  glGetFloatv(GL_MAX_TEXTURE_MAX_ANISOTROPY_EXT, 
+                              &(shared->info.anisotropic));
+                  printf("max aniso: %3.3f\n", shared->info.anisotropic);
+               }
+#endif             
           }
         glGetIntegerv(GL_MAX_TEXTURE_IMAGE_UNITS,
                       &(shared->info.max_texture_units));
@@ -248,9 +256,12 @@ evas_gl_common_context_new(void)
         GLERR(__FUNCTION__, __FILE__, __LINE__, "");
         glTexParameteri(GL_TEXTURE_2D, GL_TEXTURE_WRAP_T, GL_CLAMP_TO_EDGE);
         GLERR(__FUNCTION__, __FILE__, __LINE__, "");
-#ifdef GL_TEXTURE_MAX_ANISOTROPY_EXT        
-        glTexParameteri(GL_TEXTURE_2D, GL_TEXTURE_MAX_ANISOTROPY_EXT, 16);
-        GLERR(__FUNCTION__, __FILE__, __LINE__, "");
+#ifdef GL_TEXTURE_MAX_ANISOTROPY_EXT
+        if (shared->info.anisotropic > 0.0)
+          {
+             glTexParameterf(GL_TEXTURE_2D, GL_TEXTURE_MAX_ANISOTROPY_EXT, 1.0);
+             GLERR(__FUNCTION__, __FILE__, __LINE__, "");
+          }
 #endif
         
         glEnableVertexAttribArray(SHAD_VERTEX);
@@ -1023,8 +1034,11 @@ shader_array_flush(Evas_GL_Context *gc)
         if (gc->shader.smooth)
           {
 #ifdef GL_TEXTURE_MAX_ANISOTROPY_EXT
-             glTexParameteri(GL_TEXTURE_2D, GL_TEXTURE_MAX_ANISOTROPY_EXT, 16);
-             GLERR(__FUNCTION__, __FILE__, __LINE__, "");
+             if (shared->info.anisotropic > 0.0)
+               {
+                  glTexParameterf(GL_TEXTURE_2D, GL_TEXTURE_MAX_ANISOTROPY_EXT, shared->info.anisotropic);
+                  GLERR(__FUNCTION__, __FILE__, __LINE__, "");
+               }
 #endif
              glTexParameteri(GL_TEXTURE_2D, GL_TEXTURE_MAG_FILTER, GL_LINEAR);
              GLERR(__FUNCTION__, __FILE__, __LINE__, "");
@@ -1038,8 +1052,11 @@ shader_array_flush(Evas_GL_Context *gc)
         else
           {
 #ifdef GL_TEXTURE_MAX_ANISOTROPY_EXT
-             glTexParameteri(GL_TEXTURE_2D, GL_TEXTURE_MAX_ANISOTROPY_EXT, 1);
-             GLERR(__FUNCTION__, __FILE__, __LINE__, "");
+             if (shared->info.anisotropic > 0.0)
+               {
+                  glTexParameterf(GL_TEXTURE_2D, GL_TEXTURE_MAX_ANISOTROPY_EXT, 1.0);
+                  GLERR(__FUNCTION__, __FILE__, __LINE__, "");
+               }
 #endif
              glTexParameteri(GL_TEXTURE_2D, GL_TEXTURE_MAG_FILTER, GL_NEAREST);
              GLERR(__FUNCTION__, __FILE__, __LINE__, "");