diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwclass/npc.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwclass/npc.cpp
index 86f0fbc3b..4aa27e38a 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwclass/npc.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwclass/npc.cpp
@@ -1055,7 +1055,8 @@ namespace MWClass
     float Npc::getCapacity (const MWWorld::Ptr& ptr) const
     {
         const MWMechanics::CreatureStats& stats = getCreatureStats (ptr);
-        return stats.getAttribute(0).getModified()*5;
+        static const float fEncumbranceStrMult = MWBase::Environment::get().getWorld()->getStore().get<ESM::GameSetting>().find("fEncumbranceStrMult")->getFloat();
+        return stats.getAttribute(0).getModified()*fEncumbranceStrMult;
     }
 
     float Npc::getEncumbrance (const MWWorld::Ptr& ptr) const