diff --git a/components/sceneutil/riggeometry.cpp b/components/sceneutil/riggeometry.cpp
index e0746801c..2dea6781e 100644
--- a/components/sceneutil/riggeometry.cpp
+++ b/components/sceneutil/riggeometry.cpp
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ void RigGeometry::update(osg::NodeVisitor* nv)
         return;
     mLastFrameNumber = nv->getTraversalNumber();
 
-    mSkeleton->updateBoneMatrices(nv);
+    mSkeleton->updateBoneMatrices(nv->getTraversalNumber());
 
     // skinning
     osg::Vec3Array* positionSrc = static_cast<osg::Vec3Array*>(mSourceGeometry->getVertexArray());
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ void RigGeometry::updateBounds(osg::NodeVisitor *nv)
         return;
     mBoundsFirstFrame = false;
 
-    mSkeleton->updateBoneMatrices(nv);
+    mSkeleton->updateBoneMatrices(nv->getTraversalNumber());
 
     updateGeomToSkelMatrix(nv);
 
diff --git a/components/sceneutil/skeleton.cpp b/components/sceneutil/skeleton.cpp
index f311de246..08ac72e91 100644
--- a/components/sceneutil/skeleton.cpp
+++ b/components/sceneutil/skeleton.cpp
@@ -108,12 +108,12 @@ Bone* Skeleton::getBone(const std::string &name)
     return bone;
 }
 
-void Skeleton::updateBoneMatrices(osg::NodeVisitor* nv)
+void Skeleton::updateBoneMatrices(unsigned int traversalNumber)
 {
-    if (nv->getTraversalNumber() != mLastFrameNumber)
+    if (traversalNumber != mLastFrameNumber)
         mNeedToUpdateBoneMatrices = true;
 
-    mLastFrameNumber = nv->getTraversalNumber();
+    mLastFrameNumber = traversalNumber;
 
     if (mLastFrameNumber % 2 == 0)
         mTraversedEvenFrame = true;
diff --git a/components/sceneutil/skeleton.hpp b/components/sceneutil/skeleton.hpp
index 9ca1dd49d..835ab6617 100644
--- a/components/sceneutil/skeleton.hpp
+++ b/components/sceneutil/skeleton.hpp
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ namespace SceneUtil
         Bone* getBone(const std::string& name);
 
         /// Request an update of bone matrices. May be a no-op if already updated in this frame.
-        void updateBoneMatrices(osg::NodeVisitor* nv);
+        void updateBoneMatrices(unsigned int traversalNumber);
 
         /// Set the skinning active flag. Inactive skeletons will not have their child rigs updated.
         /// You should set this flag to false if you know that bones are not currently moving.