diff --git a/src/geo/lng_lat.js b/src/geo/lng_lat.js
index ab91ecd8d94..0be5b59c4e8 100644
--- a/src/geo/lng_lat.js
+++ b/src/geo/lng_lat.js
@@ -130,8 +130,7 @@ class LngLat {
     toEcef(altitude: number): [number, number, number] {
         const altInEcef = globeMetersToEcef(altitude);
         const radius = GLOBE_RADIUS + altInEcef;
-        const ecef = latLngToECEF(this.lat, this.lng, radius);
-        return [ecef[0], ecef[1], ecef[2]];
+        return (latLngToECEF(this.lat, this.lng, radius): any);
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/geo/projection/globe_util.js b/src/geo/projection/globe_util.js
index 406e8584151..8bccd25d49d 100644
--- a/src/geo/projection/globe_util.js
+++ b/src/geo/projection/globe_util.js
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ import {members as globeLayoutAttributes} from '../../terrain/globe_attributes.j
 import posAttributes from '../../data/pos_attributes.js';
 import {TriangleIndexArray, GlobeVertexArray, LineIndexArray, PosArray} from '../../data/array_types.js';
 import {Aabb, Ray} from '../../util/primitives.js';
-import LngLat from '../lng_lat.js';
+import LngLat, {earthRadius} from '../lng_lat.js';
 import LngLatBounds from '../lng_lat_bounds.js';
 
 import type Painter from '../../render/painter.js';
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ const GLOBE_LOW_ZOOM_TILE_AABBS = [
 ];
 
 export function globeMetersToEcef(d: number): number {
-    return d * mercatorZfromAltitude(1, 0.0) * 2.0 * GLOBE_RADIUS * Math.PI;
+    return d * GLOBE_RADIUS / earthRadius;
 }
 
 export function globePointCoordinate(tr: Transform, x: number, y: number, clampToHorizon: boolean = true): ?MercatorCoordinate {
diff --git a/src/render/draw_custom.js b/src/render/draw_custom.js
index 96dd4e6bde3..9b13df75beb 100644
--- a/src/render/draw_custom.js
+++ b/src/render/draw_custom.js
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ function drawCustom(painter: Painter, sourceCache: SourceCache, layer: CustomSty
             painter.setCustomLayerDefaults();
             context.setColorMode(painter.colorModeForRenderPass());
 
-            prerender.call(implementation, context.gl, painter.transform.customLayerMatrix());
             if (painter.transform.projection.name === "globe") {
                 prerender.call(implementation, context.gl, painter.transform.customLayerMatrix(), painter.transform.getProjection(), painter.transform.globeToMercatorMatrix(),  globeToMercatorTransition(painter.transform.zoom));
             } else {