diff --git a/src/lib/marble/projections/AzimuthalProjection.cpp b/src/lib/marble/projections/AzimuthalProjection.cpp
--- a/src/lib/marble/projections/AzimuthalProjection.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/marble/projections/AzimuthalProjection.cpp
@@ -566,11 +566,21 @@
 GeoDataCoordinates AzimuthalProjectionPrivate::findHorizon( const GeoDataCoordinates & previousCoords,
                                                     const GeoDataCoordinates & currentCoords,
                                                     const ViewportParams *viewport,
-                                                    TessellationFlags f,
-                                                    int recursionCounter ) const
+                                                    TessellationFlags f) const
 {
     bool currentHide = globeHidesPoint( currentCoords, viewport ) ;
 
+    return doFindHorizon(previousCoords, currentCoords, viewport, f, currentHide, 0);
+}
+
+
+GeoDataCoordinates AzimuthalProjectionPrivate::doFindHorizon( const GeoDataCoordinates & previousCoords,
+                                                    const GeoDataCoordinates & currentCoords,
+                                                    const ViewportParams *viewport,
+                                                    TessellationFlags f,
+                                                    bool currentHide,
+                                                    int recursionCounter ) const
+{
     if ( recursionCounter > 20 ) {
         return currentHide ? previousCoords : currentCoords;
     }
@@ -638,10 +648,10 @@
     bool horizonHide = globeHidesPoint( horizonCoords, viewport );
 
     if ( horizonHide != currentHide ) {
-        return findHorizon( horizonCoords, currentCoords, viewport, f, recursionCounter );
+        return doFindHorizon(horizonCoords, currentCoords, viewport, f, currentHide, recursionCounter);
     }
 
-    return findHorizon( previousCoords, horizonCoords, viewport, f, recursionCounter );
+    return doFindHorizon(previousCoords, horizonCoords, viewport, f, horizonHide, recursionCounter);
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/lib/marble/projections/AzimuthalProjection_p.h b/src/lib/marble/projections/AzimuthalProjection_p.h
--- a/src/lib/marble/projections/AzimuthalProjection_p.h
+++ b/src/lib/marble/projections/AzimuthalProjection_p.h
@@ -87,8 +87,14 @@
     GeoDataCoordinates findHorizon( const GeoDataCoordinates & previousCoords,
                                     const GeoDataCoordinates & currentCoords,
                                     const ViewportParams *viewport,
-                                    TessellationFlags f = 0,
-                                    int recursionCounter = 0 ) const;
+                                    TessellationFlags f = 0) const;
+
+    GeoDataCoordinates doFindHorizon(const GeoDataCoordinates & previousCoords,
+                                     const GeoDataCoordinates & currentCoords,
+                                     const ViewportParams *viewport,
+                                     TessellationFlags f,
+                                     bool currentHide,
+                                     int recursionCounter) const;
 
     bool globeHidesPoint( const GeoDataCoordinates &coordinates,
                           const ViewportParams *viewport ) const;