diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.cpp
index 11ccd8f2f..e70aedd55 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.cpp
@@ -801,8 +801,8 @@ namespace MWWorld
 
     void World::scaleObject (const Ptr& ptr, float scale)
     {
-        MWWorld::Class::get(ptr).adjustScale(ptr,scale);
         ptr.getCellRef().mScale = scale;
+        MWWorld::Class::get(ptr).adjustScale(ptr,scale);
 
         if(ptr.getRefData().getBaseNode() == 0)
             return;