diff --git a/libraries/render-utils/src/DeferredFramebuffer.cpp b/libraries/render-utils/src/DeferredFramebuffer.cpp
index 2df89b8808..1906375654 100644
--- a/libraries/render-utils/src/DeferredFramebuffer.cpp
+++ b/libraries/render-utils/src/DeferredFramebuffer.cpp
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ void DeferredFramebuffer::allocate() {
     _deferredFramebufferDepthColor->setDepthStencilBuffer(_primaryDepthTexture, depthFormat);
 
 
-    auto smoothSampler = gpu::Sampler(gpu::Sampler::FILTER_MIN_MAG_LINEAR_MIP_POINT);
+    auto smoothSampler = gpu::Sampler(gpu::Sampler::FILTER_MIN_MAG_LINEAR_MIP_POINT, gpu::Sampler::WRAP_CLAMP);
 
     _lightingTexture = gpu::Texture::createRenderBuffer(gpu::Element(gpu::SCALAR, gpu::FLOAT, gpu::R11G11B10), width, height, gpu::Texture::SINGLE_MIP, smoothSampler);
     _lightingFramebuffer = gpu::FramebufferPointer(gpu::Framebuffer::create("lighting"));