diff --git a/core/src/processing/opengl/PShapeOpenGL.java b/core/src/processing/opengl/PShapeOpenGL.java
index a77636aa6..6a525c11d 100644
--- a/core/src/processing/opengl/PShapeOpenGL.java
+++ b/core/src/processing/opengl/PShapeOpenGL.java
@@ -780,7 +780,7 @@ public class PShapeOpenGL extends PShape {
     if (family == GROUP) {
       for (int i = 0; i < childCount; i++) {
         PShapeOpenGL child = (PShapeOpenGL) children[i];
-        child.texture(tex);
+        child.setTexture(tex);
       }
     } else {
       setTextureImpl(tex);