diff --git a/interface/src/avatar/MyAvatar.cpp b/interface/src/avatar/MyAvatar.cpp
index 30881aa01c..e6e03fec4b 100644
--- a/interface/src/avatar/MyAvatar.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/avatar/MyAvatar.cpp
@@ -6730,7 +6730,7 @@ void MyAvatar::updateHeadLookAt(float deltaTime) {
     if (_skeletonModelLoaded) {
         glm::vec3 lookAtTarget = _scriptControlsHeadLookAt ? _lookAtScriptTarget : _lookAtCameraTarget;
         glm::vec3 aimVector = lookAtTarget - getDefaultEyePosition();
-        glm::vec3 lookAtBlend = aimToBlendValues(aimVector, getWorldOrientation());
+        glm::vec3 lookAtBlend = MyAvatar::aimToBlendValues(aimVector, getWorldOrientation());
         _skeletonModel->getRig().setDirectionalBlending(HEAD_BLEND_DIRECTIONAL_ALPHA_NAME, lookAtBlend,
                                                         HEAD_BLEND_LINEAR_ALPHA_NAME, HEAD_ALPHA_BLENDING);
 
@@ -6768,7 +6768,7 @@ bool MyAvatar::setPointAt(const glm::vec3& pointAtTarget) {
         glm::vec3 aimVector = pointAtTarget - getJointPosition(POINT_REF_JOINT_NAME);
         _isPointTargetValid = glm::dot(aimVector, getWorldOrientation() * Vectors::FRONT) > 0.0f;
         if (_isPointTargetValid) {
-            glm::vec3 pointAtBlend = aimToBlendValues(aimVector, getWorldOrientation());
+            glm::vec3 pointAtBlend = MyAvatar::aimToBlendValues(aimVector, getWorldOrientation());
             _skeletonModel->getRig().setDirectionalBlending(POINT_BLEND_DIRECTIONAL_ALPHA_NAME, pointAtBlend,
                 POINT_BLEND_LINEAR_ALPHA_NAME, POINT_ALPHA_BLENDING);
         }
diff --git a/interface/src/avatar/MyAvatar.h b/interface/src/avatar/MyAvatar.h
index 7d1537e30a..6b1344aad2 100644
--- a/interface/src/avatar/MyAvatar.h
+++ b/interface/src/avatar/MyAvatar.h
@@ -2694,7 +2694,7 @@ private:
     void resetHeadLookAt();
     void resetLookAtRotation(const glm::vec3& avatarPosition, const glm::quat& avatarOrientation);
     void resetPointAt();
-    glm::vec3 aimToBlendValues(const glm::vec3& aimVector, const glm::quat& frameOrientation);
+    static glm::vec3 aimToBlendValues(const glm::vec3& aimVector, const glm::quat& frameOrientation);
 
     // Avatar Preferences
     QUrl _fullAvatarURLFromPreferences;