diff --git a/src/mapblock_mesh.cpp b/src/mapblock_mesh.cpp
index e1b044271..a11fb5887 100644
--- a/src/mapblock_mesh.cpp
+++ b/src/mapblock_mesh.cpp
@@ -839,7 +839,7 @@ static void updateFastFaceRow(
 {
 	v3s16 p = startpos;
 
-	u16 continuous_tiles_count = 0;
+	u16 continuous_tiles_count = 1;
 
 	bool makes_face = false;
 	v3s16 p_corrected;
@@ -889,8 +889,8 @@ static void updateFastFaceRow(
 					&& (tile.material_flags & MATERIAL_FLAG_TILEABLE_HORIZONTAL)
 					&& (tile.material_flags & MATERIAL_FLAG_TILEABLE_VERTICAL)) {
 				next_is_different = false;
-			}
-			else{
+				continuous_tiles_count++;
+			} else {
 				/*if(makes_face){
 					g_profiler->add("Meshgen: diff: next_makes_face != makes_face",
 							next_makes_face != makes_face ? 1 : 0);
@@ -915,8 +915,6 @@ static void updateFastFaceRow(
 				g_profiler->add("Meshgen: diff: last position", 1);*/
 		}
 
-		continuous_tiles_count++;
-
 		if(next_is_different)
 		{
 			/*
@@ -928,8 +926,6 @@ static void updateFastFaceRow(
 				v3f pf(p_corrected.X, p_corrected.Y, p_corrected.Z);
 				// Center point of face (kind of)
 				v3f sp = pf - ((f32)continuous_tiles_count / 2.0 - 0.5) * translate_dir_f;
-				if(continuous_tiles_count != 1)
-					sp += translate_dir_f;
 				v3f scale(1,1,1);
 
 				if(translate_dir.X != 0) {
@@ -952,19 +948,18 @@ static void updateFastFaceRow(
 				}
 			}
 
-			continuous_tiles_count = 0;
-
-			makes_face = next_makes_face;
-			p_corrected = next_p_corrected;
-			face_dir_corrected = next_face_dir_corrected;
-			lights[0] = next_lights[0];
-			lights[1] = next_lights[1];
-			lights[2] = next_lights[2];
-			lights[3] = next_lights[3];
-			tile = next_tile;
-			light_source = next_light_source;
+			continuous_tiles_count = 1;
 		}
 
+		makes_face = next_makes_face;
+		p_corrected = next_p_corrected;
+		face_dir_corrected = next_face_dir_corrected;
+		lights[0] = next_lights[0];
+		lights[1] = next_lights[1];
+		lights[2] = next_lights[2];
+		lights[3] = next_lights[3];
+		tile = next_tile;
+		light_source = next_light_source;
 		p = p_next;
 	}
 }