diff --git a/source/blender/modifiers/intern/MOD_particleinstance.c b/source/blender/modifiers/intern/MOD_particleinstance.c
index fbb2e16a6a7..bf10863c9ab 100644
--- a/source/blender/modifiers/intern/MOD_particleinstance.c
+++ b/source/blender/modifiers/intern/MOD_particleinstance.c
@@ -331,6 +331,12 @@ static DerivedMesh *applyModifier(ModifierData *md, Object *ob,
 					float hairmat[4][4];
 					float mat[3][3];
 					
+					if (first_particle + p < psys->totpart)
+						pa = psys->particles + first_particle + p;
+					else {
+						ChildParticle *cpa = psys->child + p;
+						pa = psys->particles + cpa->parent;
+					}
 					psys_mat_hair_to_global(sim.ob, sim.psmd->dm, sim.psys->part->from, pa, hairmat);
 					copy_m3_m4(mat, hairmat);
 					/* to quaternion */