diff --git a/modules/base/rendering/renderabletrailtrajectory.cpp b/modules/base/rendering/renderabletrailtrajectory.cpp
index 6d8f8b745c..715b611249 100644
--- a/modules/base/rendering/renderabletrailtrajectory.cpp
+++ b/modules/base/rendering/renderabletrailtrajectory.cpp
@@ -225,8 +225,9 @@ void RenderableTrailTrajectory::update(const UpdateData& data) {
             // We need to recalcuate the _totalSampleInterval if _numberOfVertices eqals
             // maxNumberOfVertices. If we don't do this the position for each vertex
             // will not be correct for the number of vertices we are doing along the trail
-            _totalSampleInterval = std::max(1.0, (_numberOfVertices == maxNumberOfVertices) ?
-                (timespan / _numberOfVertices) : _totalSampleInterval);
+            _totalSampleInterval = (_numberOfVertices == maxNumberOfVertices) ?
+                (timespan / _numberOfVertices) : _totalSampleInterval;
+            _totalSampleInterval = std::max(1.0, _totalSampleInterval);
 
             // Make space for the vertices
             _vertexArray.clear();