diff --git a/indra/newview/llphysicsmotion.cpp b/indra/newview/llphysicsmotion.cpp
index acf8973f03f76f65a9e2eda6e935f8251fb3534e..c15e72744f02311886014f33c425156979a69d99 100644
--- a/indra/newview/llphysicsmotion.cpp
+++ b/indra/newview/llphysicsmotion.cpp
@@ -628,7 +628,7 @@ BOOL LLPhysicsMotion::onUpdate(F32 time)
         const F32 area_for_max_settings = 0.0;
         const F32 area_for_min_settings = 1400.0;
         const F32 area_for_this_setting = area_for_max_settings + (area_for_min_settings-area_for_max_settings)*(1.0-lod_factor);
-        const F32 pixel_area = fsqrtf(mCharacter->getPixelArea());
+        const F32 pixel_area = sqrtf(mCharacter->getPixelArea());
         
         const BOOL is_self = (dynamic_cast<LLVOAvatarSelf *>(mCharacter) != NULL);
         if ((pixel_area > area_for_this_setting) || is_self)