diff --git a/cogl/cogl-internal.h b/cogl/cogl-internal.h
index c650960b6..c4169beda 100644
--- a/cogl/cogl-internal.h
+++ b/cogl/cogl-internal.h
@@ -134,7 +134,8 @@ void
 _cogl_flush_face_winding (void);
 
 /* Disables the texcoord arrays that don't have a corresponding bit
-   set in the mask */
+   set in the mask and sets ctx->texcoord_arrays_enabled to mask. Note
+   that it doesn't enable any extra texcoord arrays */
 void
 _cogl_disable_other_texcoord_arrays (const CoglBitmask *mask);
 
diff --git a/cogl/cogl.c b/cogl/cogl.c
index eab2d12d9..41dfa53b7 100644
--- a/cogl/cogl.c
+++ b/cogl/cogl.c
@@ -790,6 +790,7 @@ _cogl_disable_other_texcoord_arrays (const CoglBitmask *mask)
   /* Update the mask of arrays that are enabled */
   _cogl_bitmask_clear_bits (&ctx->texcoord_arrays_enabled,
                             &ctx->texcoord_arrays_to_disable);
+  _cogl_bitmask_set_bits (&ctx->texcoord_arrays_enabled, mask);
 }
 
 void