diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwrender/npcanimation.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwrender/npcanimation.cpp
index 1559ebdd5d..0a837cbe11 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwrender/npcanimation.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwrender/npcanimation.cpp
@@ -510,7 +510,7 @@ namespace MWRender
             if (!isWerewolf)
                 addAnimSource(base, smodel);
 
-            if (smodel != defaultSkeleton && base != defaultSkeleton)
+            if (!isBase || (isBase && base != defaultSkeleton))
                 addAnimSource(defaultSkeleton, smodel);
 
             if (!isBase)