diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwrender/animation.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwrender/animation.cpp
index 7383734ee1..81701c65ec 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwrender/animation.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwrender/animation.cpp
@@ -228,7 +228,10 @@ void Animation::updateActiveControllers()
             }
         }
         if(ctrls == NULL)
+        {
+            layer++;
             continue;
+        }
 
         /* Check if any objectlists are active on subsequent layers. Include
          * those layers if not.