diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwrender/camera.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwrender/camera.cpp
index ea8c60bf3..1d43cde43 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwrender/camera.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwrender/camera.cpp
@@ -381,7 +381,7 @@ namespace MWRender
             osg::PositionAttitudeTransform* transform = mTrackingPtr.getRefData().getBaseNode();
             mTrackingNode = transform;
             if (transform)
-                mHeightScale = mTrackingPtr.getRefData().getBaseNode()->getScale().z();
+                mHeightScale = transform->getScale().z();
             else
                 mHeightScale = 1.f;
         }