diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwphysics/physicssystem.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwphysics/physicssystem.cpp
index cc4d6bba8c..b50366ade9 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwphysics/physicssystem.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwphysics/physicssystem.cpp
@@ -935,7 +935,7 @@ namespace MWPhysics
         if (mMoveToWaterSurface)
         {
             mPosition.z() = mWaterlevel;
-            mActorRaw->setPosition(mPosition);
+            MWBase::Environment::get().getWorld()->moveObject(mActorRaw->getPtr(), mPosition.x(), mPosition.y(), mPosition.z());
         }
         mOldHeight = mPosition.z();
         mRefpos = mActorRaw->getPtr().getRefData().getPosition();