diff --git a/src/core/config.h b/src/core/config.h
index 2ce692b5..ef282b25 100644
--- a/src/core/config.h
+++ b/src/core/config.h
@@ -263,6 +263,7 @@ enum Config {
 #define IMPROVED_VIDEOMODE	// save and load videomode parameters instead of a magic number
 #define DISABLE_LOADING_SCREEN // disable the loading screen which vastly improves the loading time
 #define DISABLE_VSYNC_ON_TEXTURE_CONVERSION // make texture conversion work faster by disabling vsync
+#define ANISOTROPIC_FILTERING	// set all textures to max anisotropic filtering
 //#define USE_TEXTURE_POOL
 #ifdef LIBRW
 #define EXTENDED_COLOURFILTER		// more options for colour filter (replaces mblur)
diff --git a/src/core/main.cpp b/src/core/main.cpp
index a84bd495..a22ba4eb 100644
--- a/src/core/main.cpp
+++ b/src/core/main.cpp
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 #include "rphanim.h"
 #include "rpskin.h"
 #include "rtbmp.h"
-#ifndef LIBRW
+#ifdef ANISOTROPIC_FILTERING
 #include "rpanisot.h"
 #endif
 
@@ -402,7 +402,7 @@ PluginAttach(void)
 		
 		return FALSE;
 	}
-#ifndef LIBRW
+#ifdef ANISOTROPIC_FILTERING
 	RpAnisotPluginAttach();
 #endif
 #ifdef EXTENDED_PIPELINES
diff --git a/src/fakerw/fake.cpp b/src/fakerw/fake.cpp
index 863407b9..4a8a945d 100644
--- a/src/fakerw/fake.cpp
+++ b/src/fakerw/fake.cpp
@@ -964,3 +964,12 @@ RtCharset   *RtCharsetSetColors(RtCharset * charSet, const RwRGBA * foreGround,
 RtCharset   *RtCharsetGetDesc(RtCharset * charset, RtCharsetDesc * desc) { *desc = charset->desc; return charset; }
 RtCharset   *RtCharsetCreate(const RwRGBA * foreGround, const RwRGBA * backGround) { return Charset::create(foreGround, backGround); }
 RwBool       RtCharsetDestroy(RtCharset * charSet) { charSet->destroy(); return true; }
+
+
+
+#include <rpanisot.h>
+
+RwInt8      RpAnisotGetMaxSupportedMaxAnisotropy(void) { return rw::getMaxSupportedMaxAnisotropy(); }
+RwTexture    *RpAnisotTextureSetMaxAnisotropy(RwTexture *tex, RwInt8 val) { tex->setMaxAnisotropy(val); return tex; }
+RwInt8       RpAnisotTextureGetMaxAnisotropy(RwTexture *tex) { return tex->getMaxAnisotropy(); }
+RwBool       RpAnisotPluginAttach(void) { rw::registerAnisotropyPlugin(); return true; }
diff --git a/src/rw/TexRead.cpp b/src/rw/TexRead.cpp
index c5252f77..4eb06ad1 100644
--- a/src/rw/TexRead.cpp
+++ b/src/rw/TexRead.cpp
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 #define WITHD3D
 #endif
 #include "common.h"
-#ifndef LIBRW
+#ifdef ANISOTROPIC_FILTERING
 #include "rpanisot.h"
 #endif
 #include "crossplatform.h"
@@ -58,9 +58,9 @@ RwTextureGtaStreamRead(RwStream *stream)
 	if(tex == nil)
 		return nil;
 
-#ifndef LIBRW
-	if(RpAnisotTextureGetMaxAnisotropy(tex) > 1)
-		RpAnisotTextureSetMaxAnisotropy(tex, RpAnisotTextureGetMaxAnisotropy(tex));
+#ifdef ANISOTROPIC_FILTERING
+	if(RpAnisotGetMaxSupportedMaxAnisotropy() > 1)	// BUG? this was RpAnisotTextureGetMaxAnisotropy, but that doesn't make much sense
+		RpAnisotTextureSetMaxAnisotropy(tex, RpAnisotGetMaxSupportedMaxAnisotropy());
 #endif
 
 	return tex;
diff --git a/vendor/librw b/vendor/librw
index 9260bddc..60a5ace1 160000
--- a/vendor/librw
+++ b/vendor/librw
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 9260bddc66f70eb51adf0749fa835fed1562c178
+Subproject commit 60a5ace16309ccd3d174a3ec14a1062540934066