diff --git a/apps/openmw_test_suite/nifloader/testbulletnifloader.cpp b/apps/openmw_test_suite/nifloader/testbulletnifloader.cpp
index a2311be49..2361718b1 100644
--- a/apps/openmw_test_suite/nifloader/testbulletnifloader.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw_test_suite/nifloader/testbulletnifloader.cpp
@@ -929,10 +929,8 @@ namespace
         mNiStringExtraData.string = "MRK";
         mNiStringExtraData.recType = Nif::RC_NiStringExtraData;
         mNiTriShape.extra = Nif::ExtraPtr(&mNiStringExtraData);
-        mNiNode3.children = Nif::NodeList(std::vector<Nif::NodePtr>({Nif::NodePtr(&mNiTriShape)}));
-        mNiNode3.recType = Nif::RC_RootCollisionNode;
-        mNiNode2.children = Nif::NodeList(std::vector<Nif::NodePtr>({Nif::NodePtr(nullptr), Nif::NodePtr(&mNiNode3)}));
-        mNiNode2.recType = Nif::RC_NiNode;
+        mNiNode2.children = Nif::NodeList(std::vector<Nif::NodePtr>({Nif::NodePtr(&mNiTriShape)}));
+        mNiNode2.recType = Nif::RC_RootCollisionNode;
         mNiNode.children = Nif::NodeList(std::vector<Nif::NodePtr>({Nif::NodePtr(&mNiNode2)}));
         mNiNode.recType = Nif::RC_NiNode;
 
diff --git a/components/nifbullet/bulletnifloader.cpp b/components/nifbullet/bulletnifloader.cpp
index 7b206e40c..20307f252 100644
--- a/components/nifbullet/bulletnifloader.cpp
+++ b/components/nifbullet/bulletnifloader.cpp
@@ -96,17 +96,14 @@ osg::ref_ptr<Resource::BulletShape> BulletNifLoader::load(const Nif::File& nif)
     }
     else
     {
+        bool autogenerated = hasAutoGeneratedCollision(node);
+
         // files with the name convention xmodel.nif usually have keyframes stored in a separate file xmodel.kf (see Animation::addAnimSource).
         // assume all nodes in the file will be animated
         const auto filename = nif.getFilename();
         const bool isAnimated = pathFileNameStartsWithX(filename);
 
-        // If the mesh has RootCollisionNode, attached to actual root node, use it as collision mesh
-        const Nif::Node* rootCollisionNode = getCollisionNode(node);
-        if (rootCollisionNode)
-            handleNode(filename, rootCollisionNode, 0, false, isAnimated, false);
-        else
-            handleNode(filename, node, 0, true, isAnimated, true);
+        handleNode(filename, node, 0, autogenerated, isAnimated, autogenerated);
 
         if (mCompoundShape)
         {
@@ -163,31 +160,22 @@ bool BulletNifLoader::findBoundingBox(const Nif::Node* node, int flags)
     return false;
 }
 
-const Nif::Node* BulletNifLoader::getCollisionNode(const Nif::Node* rootNode)
+bool BulletNifLoader::hasAutoGeneratedCollision(const Nif::Node* rootNode)
 {
     const Nif::NiNode *ninode = dynamic_cast<const Nif::NiNode*>(rootNode);
     if(ninode)
     {
-        // If root NiNode has only other NiNode as child, consider it as a wrapper, not as actual root node
         const Nif::NodeList &list = ninode->children;
-        if (list.length() == 1 &&
-            rootNode->recType == Nif::RC_NiNode &&
-            list[0].getPtr()->recType == Nif::RC_NiNode)
+        for(size_t i = 0;i < list.length();i++)
         {
-            return getCollisionNode(list[0].getPtr());
-        }
-
-        for(size_t i = 0; i < list.length(); i++)
-        {
-            if(list[i].empty())
-                continue;
-
-            const Nif::Node* childNode = list[i].getPtr();
-            if(childNode->recType == Nif::RC_RootCollisionNode)
-                return childNode;
+            if(!list[i].empty())
+            {
+                if(list[i].getPtr()->recType == Nif::RC_RootCollisionNode)
+                    return false;
+            }
         }
     }
-    return nullptr;
+    return true;
 }
 
 void BulletNifLoader::handleNode(const std::string& fileName, const Nif::Node *node, int flags,
@@ -203,13 +191,14 @@ void BulletNifLoader::handleNode(const std::string& fileName, const Nif::Node *n
 
     isCollisionNode = isCollisionNode || (node->recType == Nif::RC_RootCollisionNode);
 
-    if (node->recType == Nif::RC_RootCollisionNode && autogenerated)
-        Log(Debug::Info) << "Found RootCollisionNode attached to non-root node in " << fileName << ". Treat it as a common NiTriShape.";
-
     // Don't collide with AvoidNode shapes
     if(node->recType == Nif::RC_AvoidNode)
         flags |= 0x800;
 
+    // We encountered a RootCollisionNode inside autogenerated mesh. It is not right.
+    if (node->recType == Nif::RC_RootCollisionNode && autogenerated)
+        Log(Debug::Info) << "Found RootCollisionNode attached to non-root node in " << fileName << ". Treat it as a common NiTriShape.";
+
     // Check for extra data
     Nif::Extra const *e = node;
     while (!e->extra.empty())
@@ -234,6 +223,7 @@ void BulletNifLoader::handleNode(const std::string& fileName, const Nif::Node *n
                 // Marker can still have collision if the model explicitely specifies it via a RootCollisionNode.
                 return;
             }
+
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/components/nifbullet/bulletnifloader.hpp b/components/nifbullet/bulletnifloader.hpp
index f970b7f3e..f67ab402e 100644
--- a/components/nifbullet/bulletnifloader.hpp
+++ b/components/nifbullet/bulletnifloader.hpp
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ private:
 
     void handleNode(const std::string& fileName, Nif::Node const *node, int flags, bool isCollisionNode, bool isAnimated=false, bool autogenerated=false);
 
-    const Nif::Node* getCollisionNode(const Nif::Node* rootNode);
+    bool hasAutoGeneratedCollision(const Nif::Node *rootNode);
 
     void handleNiTriShape(const Nif::NiTriShape *shape, int flags, const osg::Matrixf& transform, bool isAnimated);