diff --git a/src/client/content_cao.cpp b/src/client/content_cao.cpp
index 3126ee5e8..568d25fb7 100644
--- a/src/client/content_cao.cpp
+++ b/src/client/content_cao.cpp
@@ -1197,7 +1197,7 @@ void GenericCAO::step(float dtime, ClientEnvironment *env)
 		}
 	}
 
-	if (!getParent() && node && fabs(m_prop.automatic_rotate) > 0.001f) {
+	if (node && fabs(m_prop.automatic_rotate) > 0.001f) {
 		// This is the child node's rotation. It is only used for automatic_rotate.
 		v3f local_rot = node->getRotation();
 		local_rot.Y = modulo360f(local_rot.Y - dtime * core::RADTODEG *