diff --git a/interface/src/avatar/MySkeletonModel.cpp b/interface/src/avatar/MySkeletonModel.cpp
index fd57657d33..f317f6b2c1 100644
--- a/interface/src/avatar/MySkeletonModel.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/avatar/MySkeletonModel.cpp
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ static AnimPose computeHipsInSensorFrame(MyAvatar* myAvatar, bool isFlying) {
         // rotate the hips back to match the flying animation.
 
         const float TILT_ANGLE = 0.523f;
-        const glm::quat tiltRot = glm::angleAxis(TILT_ANGLE, transformVectorFast(avatarToSensorMat, -Vectors::UNIT_X));
+        const glm::quat tiltRot = glm::angleAxis(TILT_ANGLE, glm::normalize(transformVectorFast(avatarToSensorMat, -Vectors::UNIT_X)));
 
         glm::vec3 headPos;
         int headIndex = myAvatar->getJointIndex("Head");