diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwrender/npcanimation.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwrender/npcanimation.cpp
index 617a0a4ba..31cf3f015 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwrender/npcanimation.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwrender/npcanimation.cpp
@@ -363,6 +363,7 @@ void NpcAnimation::setViewMode(NpcAnimation::ViewMode viewMode)
     mViewMode = viewMode;
     MWBase::Environment::get().getWorld()->scaleObject(mPtr, mPtr.getCellRef().getScale()); // apply race height after view change
 
+    mAmmunition.reset();
     rebuild();
     setRenderBin();
 }