diff --git a/indra/newview/llviewerobject.cpp b/indra/newview/llviewerobject.cpp
index ab8a9439ab..554503129c 100755
--- a/indra/newview/llviewerobject.cpp
+++ b/indra/newview/llviewerobject.cpp
@@ -2116,7 +2116,7 @@ U32 LLViewerObject::processUpdateMessage(LLMessageSystem *mesgsys,
 	{
 		if (new_angv != old_angv)
 		{
-			resetRot();
+			resetRotTime();
 		}
 
 		// Set the rotation of the object followed by adjusting for the accumulated angular velocity (llSetTargetOmega)
@@ -5572,9 +5572,14 @@ void LLViewerObject::applyAngularVelocity(F32 dt)
 	}
 }
 
-void LLViewerObject::resetRot()
+void LLViewerObject::resetRotTime()
 {
 	mRotTime = 0.0f;
+}
+
+void LLViewerObject::resetRot()
+{
+	resetRotTime();
 
 	// Reset the accumulated angular velocity rotation
 	mAngularVelocityRot.loadIdentity(); 
diff --git a/indra/newview/llviewerobject.h b/indra/newview/llviewerobject.h
index 49cddcc48c..7409eaef6d 100644
--- a/indra/newview/llviewerobject.h
+++ b/indra/newview/llviewerobject.h
@@ -212,6 +212,9 @@ public:
 	virtual BOOL		updateLOD();
 	virtual BOOL		setDrawableParent(LLDrawable* parentp);
 	F32					getRotTime() { return mRotTime; }
+private:
+	void				resetRotTime();
+public:
 	void				resetRot();
 	void				applyAngularVelocity(F32 dt);
 
@@ -224,7 +227,7 @@ public:
 	LLViewerRegion* getRegion() const				{ return mRegionp; }
 
 	BOOL isSelected() const							{ return mUserSelected; }
-	virtual void setSelected(BOOL sel)				{ mUserSelected = sel; mRotTime = 0.f;}
+	virtual void setSelected(BOOL sel)				{ mUserSelected = sel; resetRot();}
 
 	const LLUUID &getID() const						{ return mID; }
 	U32 getLocalID() const							{ return mLocalID; }