diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwrender/util.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwrender/util.cpp
index 876ec285f..cb1953c61 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwrender/util.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwrender/util.cpp
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ void overrideTexture(const std::string &texture, Resource::ResourceSystem *resou
 
     osg::ref_ptr<osg::StateSet> stateset;
     if (node->getStateSet())
-        stateset = static_cast<osg::StateSet*>(node->getStateSet()->clone(osg::CopyOp::SHALLOW_COPY));
+        stateset = osg::clone(node->getStateSet(), osg::CopyOp::SHALLOW_COPY);
     else
         stateset = new osg::StateSet;