diff --git a/ogre2/include/ignition/rendering/ogre2/Ogre2RenderEngine.hh b/ogre2/include/ignition/rendering/ogre2/Ogre2RenderEngine.hh
index ffe3a2194..c7dd6ef58 100644
--- a/ogre2/include/ignition/rendering/ogre2/Ogre2RenderEngine.hh
+++ b/ogre2/include/ignition/rendering/ogre2/Ogre2RenderEngine.hh
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 
 #include <ignition/common/SingletonT.hh>
 
+#include "ignition/rendering/GraphicsAPI.hh"
 #include "ignition/rendering/RenderEnginePlugin.hh"
 #include "ignition/rendering/base/BaseRenderEngine.hh"
 #include "ignition/rendering/base/BaseRenderTypes.hh"
@@ -118,6 +119,12 @@ namespace ignition
                   const unsigned int _width, const unsigned int _height,
                   const double _ratio, const unsigned int _antiAliasing);
 
+      /// \brief Get the render engine's graphics API
+      /// Note: Do not merge this forward. This has been changed to
+      /// virtual function in ign-rendering7
+      /// \return The graphics API enum class
+      public: rendering::GraphicsAPI GraphicsAPI() const;
+
       /// \brief Create a scene
       /// \param[in] _id Unique scene Id
       /// \param[in] _name Name of scene
diff --git a/ogre2/src/Ogre2Material.cc b/ogre2/src/Ogre2Material.cc
index 924a29e2a..7e4ae20c4 100644
--- a/ogre2/src/Ogre2Material.cc
+++ b/ogre2/src/Ogre2Material.cc
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@
 #include <ignition/common/Filesystem.hh>
 #include <ignition/common/Image.hh>
 
+#include "ignition/rendering/GraphicsAPI.hh"
 #include "ignition/rendering/ShaderParams.hh"
 #include "ignition/rendering/ShaderType.hh"
 #include "ignition/rendering/ogre2/Ogre2Material.hh"
@@ -646,7 +647,11 @@ void Ogre2Material::UpdateShaderParams(ConstShaderParamsPtr _params,
       continue;
     }
 
-    if (!_ogreParams->_findNamedConstantDefinition(name_param.first))
+    if (!_ogreParams->_findNamedConstantDefinition(name_param.first) &&
+        !(Ogre2RenderEngine::Instance()->GraphicsAPI() !=
+            GraphicsAPI::OPENGL &&
+            (ShaderParam::PARAM_TEXTURE == name_param.second.Type() ||
+             ShaderParam::PARAM_TEXTURE_CUBE == name_param.second.Type())))
     {
       ignwarn << "Unable to find GPU program parameter: "
               << name_param.first << std::endl;
diff --git a/ogre2/src/Ogre2RenderEngine.cc b/ogre2/src/Ogre2RenderEngine.cc
index f3bce6cc7..c3d18c929 100644
--- a/ogre2/src/Ogre2RenderEngine.cc
+++ b/ogre2/src/Ogre2RenderEngine.cc
@@ -992,6 +992,12 @@ std::string Ogre2RenderEngine::CreateRenderWindow(const std::string &_handle,
   return stream.str();
 }
 
+//////////////////////////////////////////////////
+GraphicsAPI Ogre2RenderEngine::GraphicsAPI() const
+{
+  return this->dataPtr->graphicsAPI;
+}
+
 //////////////////////////////////////////////////
 void Ogre2RenderEngine::InitAttempt()
 {