diff --git a/src/osgGA/UFOManipulator.cpp b/src/osgGA/UFOManipulator.cpp
index 46d3a6b3c..5f1877088 100644
--- a/src/osgGA/UFOManipulator.cpp
+++ b/src/osgGA/UFOManipulator.cpp
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ void UFOManipulator::home(double)
     _directionRotationRate = 0.0;
 
     _inverseMatrix.makeLookAt( _homeEye, _homeCenter, _homeUp );
-    _matrix.invert( _matrix );
+    _matrix.invert( _inverseMatrix );
 
     _offset.makeIdentity();