diff --git a/overzoom.cpp b/overzoom.cpp
index b22399ce..a4b18b83 100644
--- a/overzoom.cpp
+++ b/overzoom.cpp
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ extern char *optarg;
 extern int optind;
 
 int detail = 12;  // tippecanoe-style: mvt extent == 1 << detail
-int buffer = 5;  // tippecanoe-style: mvt buffer == extent * buffer / 256;
+int buffer = 5;	  // tippecanoe-style: mvt buffer == extent * buffer / 256;
 
 std::set<std::string> keep;
 
diff --git a/tile.cpp b/tile.cpp
index 950fb2b7..945c17de 100644
--- a/tile.cpp
+++ b/tile.cpp
@@ -640,6 +640,10 @@ void *partial_feature_worker(void *v) {
 		std::vector<drawvec> geoms;  // artifact of former polygon-splitting to reduce geometric complexity
 		geoms.push_back(geom);
 		(*partials)[i].geoms = geoms;
+
+		if (t == VT_POLYGON && !prevent[P_POLYGON_SPLIT]) {
+			geoms = chop_polygon(geoms);
+		}
 	}
 
 	return NULL;