diff --git a/intern/cycles/kernel/geom/geom_qbvh_traversal.h b/intern/cycles/kernel/geom/geom_qbvh_traversal.h
index be7519d0cff..7e356ea062b 100644
--- a/intern/cycles/kernel/geom/geom_qbvh_traversal.h
+++ b/intern/cycles/kernel/geom/geom_qbvh_traversal.h
@@ -186,6 +186,7 @@ ccl_device bool BVH_FUNCTION_FULL_NAME(QBVH)(KernelGlobals *kg,
 					if(traverseChild == 0) {
 						if(d1 < d0) {
 							nodeAddr = c1;
+							nodeDist = d1;
 							++stackPtr;
 							kernel_assert(stackPtr < BVH_QSTACK_SIZE);
 							traversalStack[stackPtr].addr = c0;
@@ -194,6 +195,7 @@ ccl_device bool BVH_FUNCTION_FULL_NAME(QBVH)(KernelGlobals *kg,
 						}
 						else {
 							nodeAddr = c0;
+							nodeDist = d0;
 							++stackPtr;
 							kernel_assert(stackPtr < BVH_QSTACK_SIZE);
 							traversalStack[stackPtr].addr = c1;