diff --git a/io_scene_obj/export_obj.py b/io_scene_obj/export_obj.py
index 21e20db61c099ba81f205d159b9471e1980287ab..2acd861eaddf94c2d308b5046dc71326193ecfc1 100644
--- a/io_scene_obj/export_obj.py
+++ b/io_scene_obj/export_obj.py
@@ -359,7 +359,7 @@ def write_file(filepath, objects, scene,
             # END NURBS
 
             try:
-                me = ob.to_mesh(scene, EXPORT_APPLY_MODIFIERS, 'PREVIEW')
+                me = ob.to_mesh(scene, EXPORT_APPLY_MODIFIERS, 'PREVIEW', calc_tessface=False)
             except RuntimeError:
                 me = None