diff --git a/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/bvhutils.c b/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/bvhutils.c
index 5520e4d1d41..cc45abb5998 100644
--- a/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/bvhutils.c
+++ b/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/bvhutils.c
@@ -493,7 +493,7 @@ static void mesh_edges_nearest_point(void *userdata, int index, const float *co,
 	
 	// NOTE: casts to "float*" here are due to co being "const float*"
 	closest_to_line_segment_v3(nearest_tmp, (float*)co, t0, t1);
-	dist = len_v3v3(nearest_tmp, (float*)co);
+	dist = len_squared_v3v3(nearest_tmp, (float*)co);
 	
 	if(dist < nearest->dist)
 	{