diff --git a/io_scene_fbx/export_fbx.py b/io_scene_fbx/export_fbx.py
index 8090c44d913f0eb70ddf45c1ffca7f05323c012c..a33cf78f48c67dd0b0bea893829b53b0fae3f88e 100644
--- a/io_scene_fbx/export_fbx.py
+++ b/io_scene_fbx/export_fbx.py
@@ -1971,6 +1971,7 @@ def save_single(operator, scene, filepath="",
                         mats = me.materials
                     else:
                         me = ob.data
+                        me.update(calc_tessface=True)
                         mats = me.materials
 
 # 						# Support object colors