diff --git a/interface/src/avatar/MyAvatar.cpp b/interface/src/avatar/MyAvatar.cpp
index c932c82e39..3f5f1739c8 100755
--- a/interface/src/avatar/MyAvatar.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/avatar/MyAvatar.cpp
@@ -2532,7 +2532,7 @@ float MyAvatar::getAvatarScale() {
 void MyAvatar::setAvatarScale(float val) {
 
     if (QThread::currentThread() != thread()) {
-        QMetaObject::invokeMethod(this, "setScale", Q_ARG(float, val));
+        QMetaObject::invokeMethod(this, "setAvatarScale", Q_ARG(float, val));
         return;
     }