diff --git a/components/nif/data.hpp b/components/nif/data.hpp
index bd109041f..f1f34184b 100644
--- a/components/nif/data.hpp
+++ b/components/nif/data.hpp
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ class NiAutoNormalParticlesData : public ShapeData
 public:
     int numParticles;
 
-    float particleSize;
+    float particleRadius;
 
     int activeCount;
 
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ public:
         // Should always match the number of vertices
         numParticles = nif->getUShort();
 
-        particleSize = nif->getFloat();
+        particleRadius = nif->getFloat();
         activeCount = nif->getUShort();
 
         if(nif->getInt())
diff --git a/components/nifogre/ogrenifloader.cpp b/components/nifogre/ogrenifloader.cpp
index 3c876283e..62732d387 100644
--- a/components/nifogre/ogrenifloader.cpp
+++ b/components/nifogre/ogrenifloader.cpp
@@ -1543,7 +1543,8 @@ class NIFObjectLoader : Ogre::ManualResourceLoader
                                                                     vertprop, zprop, specprop,
                                                                     wireprop, needTangents));
 
-            partsys->setDefaultDimensions(particledata->particleSize, particledata->particleSize);
+            partsys->setDefaultDimensions(particledata->particleRadius*2.0f,
+                                          particledata->particleRadius*2.0f);
             partsys->setCullIndividually(false);
             partsys->setParticleQuota(particledata->numParticles);