diff --git a/engine/src/core/com/jme3/scene/control/CameraControl.java b/engine/src/core/com/jme3/scene/control/CameraControl.java
index 5dd559c27..9fe5e5fec 100644
--- a/engine/src/core/com/jme3/scene/control/CameraControl.java
+++ b/engine/src/core/com/jme3/scene/control/CameraControl.java
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ public class CameraControl extends AbstractControl {
         SpatialToCamera;
     }
     private Camera camera;
-    private ControlDirection controlDir = ControlDirection.CameraToSpatial;
+    private ControlDirection controlDir = ControlDirection.SpatialToCamera;
 
     /**
      * Constructor used for Serialization.