diff --git a/source/blender/bmesh/intern/bmesh_queries.c b/source/blender/bmesh/intern/bmesh_queries.c
index bf30db78a61..b2b710a0d36 100644
--- a/source/blender/bmesh/intern/bmesh_queries.c
+++ b/source/blender/bmesh/intern/bmesh_queries.c
@@ -1057,6 +1057,29 @@ void BM_loop_calc_face_normal(BMLoop *l, float r_normal[3])
 	}
 }
 
+/**
+ * \brief BM_loop_calc_face_direction
+ *
+ * Calculate the direction a loop is pointing.
+ *
+ * \param l The loop to calculate the direction at
+ * \param r_dir Resulting direction
+ */
+void BM_loop_calc_face_direction(BMLoop *l, float r_dir[3])
+{
+	float v_prev[3];
+	float v_next[3];
+
+	sub_v3_v3v3(v_prev, l->v->co, l->prev->v->co);
+	sub_v3_v3v3(v_next, l->next->v->co, l->v->co);
+
+	normalize_v3(v_prev);
+	normalize_v3(v_next);
+
+	add_v3_v3v3(r_dir, v_prev, v_next);
+	normalize_v3(r_dir);
+}
+
 /**
  * \brief BM_loop_calc_face_tangent
  *
diff --git a/source/blender/bmesh/intern/bmesh_queries.h b/source/blender/bmesh/intern/bmesh_queries.h
index 4172b3905cd..b285c531bb5 100644
--- a/source/blender/bmesh/intern/bmesh_queries.h
+++ b/source/blender/bmesh/intern/bmesh_queries.h
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ bool    BM_loop_is_convex(BMLoop *l);
 
 float   BM_loop_calc_face_angle(BMLoop *l);
 void    BM_loop_calc_face_normal(BMLoop *l, float r_normal[3]);
+void    BM_loop_calc_face_direction(BMLoop *l, float r_normal[3]);
 void    BM_loop_calc_face_tangent(BMLoop *l, float r_tangent[3]);
 
 float   BM_edge_calc_face_angle(BMEdge *e);
diff --git a/source/blender/editors/transform/transform.c b/source/blender/editors/transform/transform.c
index f6c9c27dd76..cfa6a72163e 100644
--- a/source/blender/editors/transform/transform.c
+++ b/source/blender/editors/transform/transform.c
@@ -4920,7 +4920,6 @@ static BMLoop *get_next_loop(BMVert *v, BMLoop *l,
 				/* When there is no edge to slide along,
 				 * we must slide along the vector defined by the face we're attach to */
 				BMLoop *l_tmp = BM_face_vert_share_loop(l_first->f, v);
-				float tvec[3];
 
 				BLI_assert(ELEM(l_tmp->e, e_prev, e_next) && ELEM(l_tmp->prev->e, e_prev, e_next));
 
@@ -4930,12 +4929,9 @@ static BMLoop *get_next_loop(BMVert *v, BMLoop *l,
 					sub_v3_v3v3(vec_accum, l_tmp->next->next->v->co, v->co);
 				}
 				else {
-					BM_loop_calc_face_tangent(l_tmp, vec_accum);
-					if (!BM_loop_is_convex(l_tmp)) {
-						negate_v3(vec_accum);
-					}
-					cross_v3_v3v3(tvec, vec_accum, l_tmp->f->no);
-					cross_v3_v3v3(vec_accum, l_tmp->f->no, tvec);
+					float tdir[3];
+					BM_loop_calc_face_direction(l_tmp, tdir);
+					cross_v3_v3v3(vec_accum, l_tmp->f->no, tdir);
 					len_v3_ensure(vec_accum, (BM_edge_calc_length(e_prev) + BM_edge_calc_length(e_next)) / 2.0f);
 				}
 			}