diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwphysics/mtphysics.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwphysics/mtphysics.cpp
index 2b0db5b82..1fa6251f8 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwphysics/mtphysics.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwphysics/mtphysics.cpp
@@ -186,9 +186,11 @@ namespace MWPhysics
         mPostStepBarrier = std::make_unique<Misc::Barrier>(mNumThreads, [&]()
             {
                 if (mRemainingSteps)
+                {
                     --mRemainingSteps;
+                    updateActorsPositions();
+                }
                 mNextJob.store(0, std::memory_order_release);
-                updateActorsPositions();
             });
 
         mPostSimBarrier = std::make_unique<Misc::Barrier>(mNumThreads, [&]()