diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwworld/physicssystem.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwworld/physicssystem.cpp
index 2013937612..daad5b0e69 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwworld/physicssystem.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwworld/physicssystem.cpp
@@ -364,7 +364,7 @@ namespace MWWorld
                     continue; // velocity updated, calculate nextpos again
                 }
 
-                if(newPosition.squaredDistance(nextpos) > 0.00000001*0.00000001)
+                if(newPosition.squaredDistance(nextpos) > 0.0001)
                 {
                     // trace to where character would go if there were no obstructions
                     tracer.doTrace(colobj, newPosition, nextpos, engine);