diff --git a/libraries/render-utils/src/MeshPartPayload.cpp b/libraries/render-utils/src/MeshPartPayload.cpp
index 5dc39d8674..3f25d2ef80 100644
--- a/libraries/render-utils/src/MeshPartPayload.cpp
+++ b/libraries/render-utils/src/MeshPartPayload.cpp
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ ModelMeshPartPayload::ModelMeshPartPayload(ModelPointer model, int meshIndex, in
     renderTransform = transform.worldTransform(shapeState._rootFromJointTransform);
     updateTransform(renderTransform);
 
-    _deformerIndex = shape.dynamicTransform;
+    _deformerIndex = shape.skinDeformer;
 
     initCache(model);