diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwrender/renderingmanager.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwrender/renderingmanager.cpp
index 559fc0115..455e84f5e 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwrender/renderingmanager.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwrender/renderingmanager.cpp
@@ -147,8 +147,7 @@ RenderingManager::RenderingManager (OEngine::Render::OgreRenderer& _rend, const
     // Morrowind uses, and it automagically makes everything work as it
     // should.
     SceneNode *rt = mRendering.getScene()->getRootSceneNode();
-    mMwRoot = rt->createChildSceneNode("mwRoot");
-    mMwRoot->pitch(Degree(-90));
+    mMwRoot = rt;
 
     mObjects.setMwRoot(mMwRoot);
     mActors.setMwRoot(mMwRoot);
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwrender/terrain.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwrender/terrain.cpp
index 2c2e9e6fc..47ee6f06f 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwrender/terrain.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwrender/terrain.cpp
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ namespace MWRender
     //----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
     TerrainManager::TerrainManager(Ogre::SceneManager* mgr, RenderingManager* rend) :
-         mTerrainGroup(TerrainGroup(mgr, Terrain::ALIGN_X_Z, mLandSize, mWorldSize)), mRendering(rend)
+         mTerrainGroup(TerrainGroup(mgr, Terrain::ALIGN_X_Y, mLandSize, mWorldSize)), mRendering(rend)
     {
         mTerrainGlobals = OGRE_NEW TerrainGlobalOptions();
 
@@ -54,8 +54,8 @@ namespace MWRender
         mTerrainGlobals->setCompositeMapDistance(mWorldSize*2);
 
         mTerrainGroup.setOrigin(Vector3(mWorldSize/2,
-                                         0,
-                                         -mWorldSize/2));
+                                         mWorldSize/2,
+                                         0));
 
         Terrain::ImportData& importSettings = mTerrainGroup.getDefaultImportSettings();