diff --git a/components/nif/controller.hpp b/components/nif/controller.hpp
index ca31307b2d..a3df63f913 100644
--- a/components/nif/controller.hpp
+++ b/components/nif/controller.hpp
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ struct NiParticleSystemController : public Controller
     void read(NIFStream *nif) override;
     void post(NIFFile *nif) override;
 
-    bool noAutoAdjust() const { return flags & EmitFlag_NoAutoAdjust; }
+    bool noAutoAdjust() const { return emitFlags & EmitFlag_NoAutoAdjust; }
     bool emitAtVertex() const { return flags & BSPArrayController_AtVertex; }
 };
 using NiBSPArrayController = NiParticleSystemController;