diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwrender/animation.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwrender/animation.cpp
index 98d29bfc9..22bafaa71 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwrender/animation.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwrender/animation.cpp
@@ -1192,6 +1192,9 @@ namespace MWRender
                 mObjectRoot->addChild(created);
                 mInsert->addChild(mObjectRoot);
             }
+            osg::ref_ptr<SceneUtil::Skeleton> skel = dynamic_cast<SceneUtil::Skeleton*>(mObjectRoot.get());
+            if (skel)
+                mSkeleton = skel.get();
         }
         else
         {