diff --git a/code/MD3Loader.cpp b/code/MD3Loader.cpp
index 3cdb4625e..9b6d33fcd 100644
--- a/code/MD3Loader.cpp
+++ b/code/MD3Loader.cpp
@@ -301,9 +301,9 @@ void MD3Importer::InternReadFile(
 			for (unsigned int c = 0; c < 3;++c,++iCurrent)
 			{
 				// read vertices
-				pcMesh->mVertices[iCurrent].x = pcVertices[ pcTriangles->INDEXES[c]].X;
-				pcMesh->mVertices[iCurrent].y = pcVertices[ pcTriangles->INDEXES[c]].Y*-1.0f;
-				pcMesh->mVertices[iCurrent].z = pcVertices[ pcTriangles->INDEXES[c]].Z;
+				pcMesh->mVertices[iCurrent].x = pcVertices[ pcTriangles->INDEXES[c]].X*AI_MD3_XYZ_SCALE;
+				pcMesh->mVertices[iCurrent].y = pcVertices[ pcTriangles->INDEXES[c]].Y*-1.0f*AI_MD3_XYZ_SCALE;
+				pcMesh->mVertices[iCurrent].z = pcVertices[ pcTriangles->INDEXES[c]].Z*AI_MD3_XYZ_SCALE;
 
 				// convert the normal vector to uncompressed float3 format
 				LatLngNormalToVec3(pcVertices[pcTriangles->INDEXES[c]].NORMAL,