diff --git a/source/gameengine/Converter/BL_BlenderDataConversion.cpp b/source/gameengine/Converter/BL_BlenderDataConversion.cpp
index dd9609968b0..b0555abbea4 100644
--- a/source/gameengine/Converter/BL_BlenderDataConversion.cpp
+++ b/source/gameengine/Converter/BL_BlenderDataConversion.cpp
@@ -2665,7 +2665,8 @@ void BL_ConvertBlenderObjects(struct Main* maggie,
 			case PARBONE:
 			{
 				// parent this to a bone
-				Bone *parent_bone = BKE_armature_find_bone_name( (bArmature *)(blenderchild->parent)->data, blenderchild->parsubstr);
+				Bone *parent_bone = BKE_armature_find_bone_name(BKE_armature_from_object(blenderchild->parent),
+				                                                blenderchild->parsubstr);
 
 				if (parent_bone) {
 					KX_BoneParentRelation *bone_parent_relation = KX_BoneParentRelation::New(parent_bone);