diff --git a/scene/3d/skeleton.cpp b/scene/3d/skeleton.cpp
index c4eaa459353..417fe90d7cb 100644
--- a/scene/3d/skeleton.cpp
+++ b/scene/3d/skeleton.cpp
@@ -155,6 +155,9 @@ void Skeleton::_notification(int p_what) {
 		} break;
 		case NOTIFICATION_TRANSFORM_CHANGED: {
 
+			if (dirty)
+				break; //will be eventually updated
+
 			//if moved, just update transforms
 			VisualServer *vs = VisualServer::get_singleton();
 			Bone *bonesptr = &bones[0];