diff --git a/opensubdiv/far/meshFactory.h b/opensubdiv/far/meshFactory.h
index d4cf67e1..6f0c5d1f 100644
--- a/opensubdiv/far/meshFactory.h
+++ b/opensubdiv/far/meshFactory.h
@@ -591,7 +591,7 @@ FarMeshFactory<T,U>::FarMeshFactory( HbrMesh<T> * mesh, int maxlevel, bool adapt
     _numVertices(-1),
     _numCoarseVertices(-1),
     _numFaces(-1),
-    _maxValence(3),
+    _maxValence(4),
     _numPtexFaces(-1),
     _facesList(maxlevel+1)
 {