diff --git a/components/nif/data.hpp b/components/nif/data.hpp
index c13495ff8..0804b53ae 100644
--- a/components/nif/data.hpp
+++ b/components/nif/data.hpp
@@ -165,6 +165,8 @@ public:
 class NiAutoNormalParticlesData : public ShapeData
 {
 public:
+    int numParticles;
+
     float particleSize;
 
     int activeCount;
@@ -176,7 +178,7 @@ public:
         ShapeData::read(nif);
 
         // Should always match the number of vertices
-        nif->getUShort();
+        numParticles = nif->getUShort();
 
         particleSize = nif->getFloat();
         activeCount = nif->getUShort();
diff --git a/components/nifogre/ogrenifloader.cpp b/components/nifogre/ogrenifloader.cpp
index 377fa9418..cadedbd70 100644
--- a/components/nifogre/ogrenifloader.cpp
+++ b/components/nifogre/ogrenifloader.cpp
@@ -1274,7 +1274,7 @@ class NIFMeshLoader : Ogre::ManualResourceLoader
 
             partsys->setDefaultDimensions(particledata->particleSize, particledata->particleSize);
             partsys->setCullIndividually(false);
-            partsys->setParticleQuota(particledata->activeCount);
+            partsys->setParticleQuota(particledata->numParticles);
 
             Nif::ControllerPtr ctrl = partnode->controller;
             while(!ctrl.empty())