diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwrender/animation.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwrender/animation.cpp
index 625d0706f..29db648d0 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwrender/animation.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwrender/animation.cpp
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ void Animation::addAnimSource(const std::string &model)
             }
         }
 
-        if (grp == 0 && dstval->getNode()->getName() == "Bip01")
+        if (grp == 0 && (dstval->getNode()->getName() == "Bip01" || dstval->getNode()->getName() == "Root Bone"))
         {
             mNonAccumRoot = dstval->getNode();
             mAccumRoot = mNonAccumRoot->getParent();