diff --git a/tools/quake3/q3map2/convert_map.cpp b/tools/quake3/q3map2/convert_map.cpp
index c6a5f4e1..ee730f8b 100644
--- a/tools/quake3/q3map2/convert_map.cpp
+++ b/tools/quake3/q3map2/convert_map.cpp
@@ -111,13 +111,14 @@ void GetBestSurfaceTriangleMatchForBrushside( side_t *buildSide, bspDrawVert_t *
 					continue;
 				}
 			}
-			if ( abs( DotProduct( vert[0]->xyz, buildPlane->normal ) - buildPlane->dist ) >= distanceEpsilon ) {
+			// fixme? better distance epsilon
+			if ( abs( DotProduct( vert[0]->xyz, buildPlane->normal ) - buildPlane->dist ) > 1 ) {
 				continue;
 			}
-			if ( abs( DotProduct( vert[1]->xyz, buildPlane->normal ) - buildPlane->dist ) >= distanceEpsilon ) {
+			if ( abs( DotProduct( vert[1]->xyz, buildPlane->normal ) - buildPlane->dist ) > 1 ) {
 				continue;
 			}
-			if ( abs( DotProduct( vert[2]->xyz, buildPlane->normal ) - buildPlane->dist ) >= distanceEpsilon ) {
+			if ( abs( DotProduct( vert[2]->xyz, buildPlane->normal ) - buildPlane->dist ) > 1 ) {
 				continue;
 			}
 			// Okay. Correct surface type, correct shader, correct plane. Let's start with the business...