diff --git a/simgear/scene/model/SGTranslateTransform.cxx b/simgear/scene/model/SGTranslateTransform.cxx
index 9f6e5d8d..e185618e 100644
--- a/simgear/scene/model/SGTranslateTransform.cxx
+++ b/simgear/scene/model/SGTranslateTransform.cxx
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ namespace {
 
 bool TranslateTransform_readLocalData(osg::Object& obj, osgDB::Input& fr)
 {
-    SGTranslateTransform& trans = static_cast<SGTranslateTransform&>(trans);
+    SGTranslateTransform& trans = static_cast<SGTranslateTransform&>(obj);
 
     if (fr[0].matchWord("axis")) {
         ++fr;