diff --git a/src/Gui/ViewProviderGeometryObject.cpp b/src/Gui/ViewProviderGeometryObject.cpp
index ee02a3421..4e17a85e1 100644
--- a/src/Gui/ViewProviderGeometryObject.cpp
+++ b/src/Gui/ViewProviderGeometryObject.cpp
@@ -172,7 +172,8 @@ void ViewProviderGeometryObject::updateData(const App::Property* prop)
             trf->setMatrix(m.inverse());
         }
     }
-    else if (prop->isDerivedFrom(App::PropertyPlacement::getClassTypeId())) {
+    else if (prop->isDerivedFrom(App::PropertyPlacement::getClassTypeId()) &&
+             strcmp(prop->getName(), "Placement") == 0) {
         // Note: If R is the rotation, c the rotation center and t the translation
         // vector then Inventor applies the following transformation: R*(x-c)+c+t
         // In FreeCAD a placement only has a rotation and a translation part but