diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwrender/renderingmanager.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwrender/renderingmanager.cpp
index 410157d80..1b17ce4ea 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwrender/renderingmanager.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwrender/renderingmanager.cpp
@@ -453,7 +453,7 @@ namespace MWRender
         osg::Vec4f diffuse = SceneUtil::colourFromRGB(cell->mAmbi.mSunlight);
         mSunLight->setDiffuse(diffuse);
         mSunLight->setSpecular(diffuse);
-        mSunLight->setPosition(osg::Vec4f(-1.f, 1.f, 1.f, 0.f));
+        mSunLight->setPosition(osg::Vec4f(-0.15f, 0.15f, 1.f, 0.f));
     }
 
     void RenderingManager::setSunColour(const osg::Vec4f& diffuse, const osg::Vec4f& specular)