diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwphysics/physicssystem.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwphysics/physicssystem.cpp
index ab7117a106..14e05f101e 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwphysics/physicssystem.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwphysics/physicssystem.cpp
@@ -419,7 +419,7 @@ namespace MWPhysics
 
                     if ((newVelocity-velocity).length2() < 0.01)
                         break;
-                    if ((velocity * origVelocity) <= 0.f)
+                    if ((newVelocity * origVelocity) <= 0.f)
                         break; // ^ dot product
 
                     velocity = newVelocity;