diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Renderer/Elements.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Renderer/Elements.js
index ec209e6ccb..04fd17a6f8 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Renderer/Elements.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Renderer/Elements.js
@@ -463,8 +463,8 @@ OpenLayers.Renderer.Elements = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Renderer, {
             (className == "OpenLayers.Geometry.MultiLineString") ||
             (className == "OpenLayers.Geometry.MultiPolygon")) {
             for (var i = 0, len=geometry.components.length; i<len; i++) {
-                rendered = rendered && this.drawGeometry(
-                    geometry.components[i], style, featureId);
+                rendered = this.drawGeometry(
+                    geometry.components[i], style, featureId) && rendered;
             }
             return rendered;
         };