diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwrender/groundcover.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwrender/groundcover.cpp
index a00d21bc97..39022709fb 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwrender/groundcover.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwrender/groundcover.cpp
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ namespace MWRender
 
         osg::ref_ptr<osg::Object> obj = mCache->getRefFromObjectCache(id);
         if (obj)
-            return obj->asNode();
+            return static_cast<osg::Node*>(obj.get());
         else
         {
             InstanceMap instances;
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwrender/objectpaging.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwrender/objectpaging.cpp
index b23f079888..907631436f 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwrender/objectpaging.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwrender/objectpaging.cpp
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ namespace MWRender
 
         osg::ref_ptr<osg::Object> obj = mCache->getRefFromObjectCache(id);
         if (obj)
-            return obj->asNode();
+            return static_cast<osg::Node*>(obj.get());
         else
         {
             osg::ref_ptr<osg::Node> node = createChunk(size, center, activeGrid, viewPoint, compile);
diff --git a/components/terrain/chunkmanager.cpp b/components/terrain/chunkmanager.cpp
index a744471de5..8809a75bb9 100644
--- a/components/terrain/chunkmanager.cpp
+++ b/components/terrain/chunkmanager.cpp
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ osg::ref_ptr<osg::Node> ChunkManager::getChunk(float size, const osg::Vec2f& cen
     ChunkId id = std::make_tuple(center, lod, lodFlags);
     osg::ref_ptr<osg::Object> obj = mCache->getRefFromObjectCache(id);
     if (obj)
-        return obj->asNode();
+        return static_cast<osg::Node*>(obj.get());
     else
     {
         osg::ref_ptr<osg::Node> node = createChunk(size, center, lod, lodFlags, compile);