diff --git a/components/nif/nif_file.cpp b/components/nif/nif_file.cpp
index 308196f320..3313d89ab1 100644
--- a/components/nif/nif_file.cpp
+++ b/components/nif/nif_file.cpp
@@ -221,6 +221,6 @@ Ogre::Matrix4 Node::getLocalTransform()
 Ogre::Matrix4 Node::getWorldTransform()
 {
     if(parent != NULL)
-        return getLocalTransform() * parent->getWorldTransform();
+        return parent->getWorldTransform() * getLocalTransform();
     return getLocalTransform();
 }