diff --git a/intern/cycles/blender/blender_object.cpp b/intern/cycles/blender/blender_object.cpp
index c34dec3be51..f305e8e17cc 100644
--- a/intern/cycles/blender/blender_object.cpp
+++ b/intern/cycles/blender/blender_object.cpp
@@ -329,16 +329,18 @@ Object *BlenderSync::sync_object(BL::Object& b_parent,
 			/* object transformation */
 			if(tfm != object->tfm) {
 				VLOG(1) << "Object " << b_ob.name() << " motion detected.";
-				if(motion_time == -1.0f) {
-					object->motion.pre = tfm;
-					object->use_motion = true;
-				}
-				else if(motion_time == 1.0f) {
-					object->motion.post = tfm;
+				if(motion_time == -1.0f || motion_time == 1.0f) {
 					object->use_motion = true;
 				}
 			}
 
+			if(motion_time == -1.0f) {
+				object->motion.pre = tfm;
+			}
+			else if(motion_time == 1.0f) {
+				object->motion.post = tfm;
+			}
+
 			/* mesh deformation */
 			if(object->mesh)
 				sync_mesh_motion(b_ob, object, motion_time);