diff --git a/src/Graphics/Font/TextBatch.cs b/src/Graphics/Font/TextBatch.cs
index 7aef845b..9cb909c6 100644
--- a/src/Graphics/Font/TextBatch.cs
+++ b/src/Graphics/Font/TextBatch.cs
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ namespace MoonWorks.Graphics.Font
 			if (IndexBuffer.Size < indexDataLengthInBytes)
 			{
 				IndexBuffer.Dispose();
-				IndexBuffer = new Buffer(GraphicsDevice, BufferUsageFlags.Vertex, vertexDataLengthInBytes);
+				IndexBuffer = new Buffer(GraphicsDevice, BufferUsageFlags.Index, vertexDataLengthInBytes);
 			}
 
 			if (vertexDataLengthInBytes > 0 && indexDataLengthInBytes > 0)