diff --git a/src/Gui/NavigationStyle.cpp b/src/Gui/NavigationStyle.cpp
index e435be57c1..0d03e51d29 100644
--- a/src/Gui/NavigationStyle.cpp
+++ b/src/Gui/NavigationStyle.cpp
@@ -1300,8 +1300,8 @@ void NavigationStyle::setViewingMode(const ViewerMode newmode)
         // Set up initial projection point for the projector object when
         // first starting a drag operation.
         animator->stop();
-        findBoundingSphere();
         viewer->showRotationCenter(true);
+        findBoundingSphere();
         this->spinprojector->project(this->lastmouseposition);
         this->interactiveCountInc();
         this->clearLog();