diff --git a/lib/mayaUsd/render/vp2RenderDelegate/render_delegate.cpp b/lib/mayaUsd/render/vp2RenderDelegate/render_delegate.cpp
index d5e894bd50..26658f455c 100644
--- a/lib/mayaUsd/render/vp2RenderDelegate/render_delegate.cpp
+++ b/lib/mayaUsd/render/vp2RenderDelegate/render_delegate.cpp
@@ -272,6 +272,9 @@ namespace
                 if (TF_VERIFY(shaderMgr)) {
                     shader = shaderMgr->getFragmentShader(
                         _fallbackShaderNames[index], _structOutputName, true);
+#if MAYA_API_VERSION >= 20210000
+                    shader->setWantMultiDrawConsolidation(_diffuseColorParameterName, true);
+#endif
                 }
             }