diff --git a/spine-starling/spine-starling/src/spine/starling/PolygonBatch.as b/spine-starling/spine-starling/src/spine/starling/PolygonBatch.as
index 74553ab49..eba94728f 100644
--- a/spine-starling/spine-starling/src/spine/starling/PolygonBatch.as
+++ b/spine-starling/spine-starling/src/spine/starling/PolygonBatch.as
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ internal class PolygonBatch {
 			_support.applyBlendMode(true);
 		}
 
-		if (texture != _texture) {
+		if (!_texture || texture.base != _texture.base) {
 			flush();
 			_texture = texture;
 		}