diff --git a/indra/newview/llvoavatar.cpp b/indra/newview/llvoavatar.cpp
index 2e1899f25..14e796e6e 100644
--- a/indra/newview/llvoavatar.cpp
+++ b/indra/newview/llvoavatar.cpp
@@ -1949,6 +1949,7 @@ BOOL LLVOAvatar::buildSkeleton(const LLVOAvatarSkeletonInfo *info)
 		LLVector3 scale(1.f, aspect, 1.f);
 		mScreenp->setScale(scale);
 		mScreenp->setWorldPosition(LLVector3::zero);
+		mScreenp->mUpdateXform = TRUE;
 	}
 
 	return TRUE;