diff --git a/engine/src/core/com/jme3/scene/SimpleBatchNode.java b/engine/src/core/com/jme3/scene/SimpleBatchNode.java
index 620e18704..45f5fdf14 100644
--- a/engine/src/core/com/jme3/scene/SimpleBatchNode.java
+++ b/engine/src/core/com/jme3/scene/SimpleBatchNode.java
@@ -37,7 +37,8 @@ public class SimpleBatchNode extends BatchNode {
 
     @Override
     protected void setTransformRefresh() {
-        super.setTransformRefresh();
+        refreshFlags |= RF_TRANSFORM;
+        setBoundRefresh();
         for (Batch batch : batches.getArray()) {
             batch.geometry.setTransformRefresh();
         }