diff --git a/code/nel/src/3d/driver/OpenGL3/driver_opengl_extension.cpp b/code/nel/src/3d/driver/OpenGL3/driver_opengl_extension.cpp
index 5bcb63b0b..259e1593e 100644
--- a/code/nel/src/3d/driver/OpenGL3/driver_opengl_extension.cpp
+++ b/code/nel/src/3d/driver/OpenGL3/driver_opengl_extension.cpp
@@ -1320,6 +1320,8 @@ void	registerGlExtensions(CGlExtensions &ext)
 	ext.ATITextureEnvCombine3= setupATITextureEnvCombine3(glext);
 	// Check ATIXTextureEnvRoute
 	ext.ATIXTextureEnvRoute= setupATIXTextureEnvRoute(glext);
+
+	setupARBVertexBufferObject(glext);
 }
 
 
diff --git a/code/nel/src/3d/driver/OpenGL3/driver_opengl_vertex_buffer_hard.cpp b/code/nel/src/3d/driver/OpenGL3/driver_opengl_vertex_buffer_hard.cpp
index fc11e8131..85cd2e500 100644
--- a/code/nel/src/3d/driver/OpenGL3/driver_opengl_vertex_buffer_hard.cpp
+++ b/code/nel/src/3d/driver/OpenGL3/driver_opengl_vertex_buffer_hard.cpp
@@ -86,8 +86,7 @@ IVertexBufferHardGL::~IVertexBufferHardGL()
 
 // ***************************************************************************
 CVertexArrayRangeARB::CVertexArrayRangeARB(CDriverGL3 *drv) : IVertexArrayRange(drv),
-															 _VBType(CVertexBuffer::AGPPreferred),
-															 _SizeAllocated(0)
+															 _VBType(CVertexBuffer::AGPPreferred)
 {
 	H_AUTO_OGL(CVertexArrayRangeARB_CVertexArrayRangeARB)
 }
@@ -96,7 +95,7 @@ CVertexArrayRangeARB::CVertexArrayRangeARB(CDriverGL3 *drv) : IVertexArrayRange(
 IVertexBufferHardGL *CVertexArrayRangeARB::createVBHardGL(uint size, CVertexBuffer *vb)
 {
 	H_AUTO_OGL(CVertexArrayRangeARB_createVBHardGL)
-	if (!_SizeAllocated) return NULL;
+
 	// create a ARB VBHard
 	GLuint vertexBufferID;
 	glGetError();
diff --git a/code/nel/src/3d/driver/OpenGL3/driver_opengl_vertex_buffer_hard.h b/code/nel/src/3d/driver/OpenGL3/driver_opengl_vertex_buffer_hard.h
index 82c3098ec..edaf2687b 100644
--- a/code/nel/src/3d/driver/OpenGL3/driver_opengl_vertex_buffer_hard.h
+++ b/code/nel/src/3d/driver/OpenGL3/driver_opengl_vertex_buffer_hard.h
@@ -138,7 +138,6 @@ public:
 // *************************
 private:
 	CVertexBuffer::TPreferredMemory _VBType;
-	uint32							_SizeAllocated;
 	// for use by CVertexBufferHardARB
 public:
 	std::list<CVertexBufferHardARB *> _LostVBList;