diff --git a/panda/src/glstuff/glGraphicsStateGuardian_src.cxx b/panda/src/glstuff/glGraphicsStateGuardian_src.cxx
index af20f7c4d1..69a3f2cbab 100644
--- a/panda/src/glstuff/glGraphicsStateGuardian_src.cxx
+++ b/panda/src/glstuff/glGraphicsStateGuardian_src.cxx
@@ -6749,7 +6749,7 @@ do_issue_material() {
 
   call_glMaterialfv(face, GL_SPECULAR, material->get_specular());
   call_glMaterialfv(face, GL_EMISSION, material->get_emission());
-  glMaterialf(face, GL_SHININESS, min(material->get_shininess(), (PN_stdfloat)128.0));
+  glMaterialf(face, GL_SHININESS, max(min(material->get_shininess(), (PN_stdfloat)128), (PN_stdfloat)0));
 
   if (material->has_ambient() && material->has_diffuse()) {
     // The material has both an ambient and diffuse specified.  This