diff --git a/interface/src/Application.cpp b/interface/src/Application.cpp
index 3f185af5a1..967880ca8d 100644
--- a/interface/src/Application.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/Application.cpp
@@ -3381,7 +3381,7 @@ void Application::renderRearViewMirror(RenderArgs* renderArgs, const QRect& regi
         // This was removed in commit 71e59cfa88c6563749594e25494102fe01db38e9 but could be further
         // investigated in order to adapt the technique while fixing the head rendering issue,
         // but the complexity of the hack suggests that a better approach
-        _mirrorCamera.setPosition(_myAvatar->getHead()->getEyePosition() +
+        _mirrorCamera.setPosition(_myAvatar->getDefaultEyePosition() +
                                     _myAvatar->getOrientation() * glm::vec3(0.0f, 0.0f, -1.0f) * MIRROR_REARVIEW_DISTANCE * _myAvatar->getScale());
     }
     _mirrorCamera.setProjection(glm::perspective(glm::radians(fov), aspect, DEFAULT_NEAR_CLIP, DEFAULT_FAR_CLIP));