diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwworld/scene.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwworld/scene.cpp
index 40d0a634a4..531546a576 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwworld/scene.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwworld/scene.cpp
@@ -144,10 +144,10 @@ namespace MWWorld
         mPhysics->setCurrentWater(hasWater, cell->cell->water);
 
         MWBase::World *world = MWBase::Environment::get().getWorld();
-        MWWorld::Ptr player = world->getPlayer().getPlayer();
-
         world->getPlayer().setCell(cell);
 
+        MWWorld::Ptr player = world->getPlayer().getPlayer();
+
         if (adjustPlayerPos) {
             world->moveObject(player, pos.pos[0], pos.pos[1], pos.pos[2]);
             world->rotateObject(player, pos.rot[0], pos.rot[1], pos.rot[2]);