diff --git a/amenity-points.mss b/amenity-points.mss
index e02247a1c5..e54f2531d8 100644
--- a/amenity-points.mss
+++ b/amenity-points.mss
@@ -1934,11 +1934,11 @@
     }
   }
 
-  [feature = 'natural_scree'],
-  [feature = 'natural_shingle'],
-  [feature = 'natural_bare_rock'],
+  [feature = 'natural_scree'][zoom >= 9],
+  [feature = 'natural_shingle'][zoom >= 9],
+  [feature = 'natural_bare_rock'][zoom >= 9],
   [feature = 'natural_sand'] {
-    [zoom >= 9][way_pixels > 3000][is_building = 'no'],
+    [zoom >= 8][way_pixels > 3000][is_building = 'no'],
     [zoom >= 17][is_building = 'no'] {
       text-name: "[name]";
       text-size: @landcover-font-size;
diff --git a/landcover.mss b/landcover.mss
index bdffb98f1f..f6b04663f5 100644
--- a/landcover.mss
+++ b/landcover.mss
@@ -455,7 +455,7 @@
     }
   }
 
-  [feature = 'natural_sand'][zoom >= 9] {
+  [feature = 'natural_sand'][zoom >= 8] {
     polygon-fill: @sand;
     [way_pixels >= 4]  { polygon-gamma: 0.75; }
     [way_pixels >= 64] { polygon-gamma: 0.3;  }