diff --git a/Runtime/Particle/CElementGen.cpp b/Runtime/Particle/CElementGen.cpp
index 262b16dd3..e13b80a26 100644
--- a/Runtime/Particle/CElementGen.cpp
+++ b/Runtime/Particle/CElementGen.cpp
@@ -1789,7 +1789,7 @@ void CElementGen::RenderParticlesIndirectTexture() {
 
 void CElementGen::SetOrientation(const zeus::CTransform& orientation) {
   x1d8_orientation = orientation;
-  x208_orientationInverse = x1d8_orientation.inverse();
+  x208_orientationInverse = x1d8_orientation.inverse().basis;
 
   for (const std::unique_ptr<CParticleGen>& ch : x290_activePartChildren)
     ch->SetOrientation(orientation);
diff --git a/Runtime/Particle/CElementGen.hpp b/Runtime/Particle/CElementGen.hpp
index a97ff757d..7b00e7aa8 100644
--- a/Runtime/Particle/CElementGen.hpp
+++ b/Runtime/Particle/CElementGen.hpp
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ private:
   zeus::CTransform x178_localScaleTransform = zeus::CTransform();
   zeus::CTransform x1a8_localScaleTransformInverse = zeus::CTransform();
   zeus::CTransform x1d8_orientation = zeus::CTransform();
-  zeus::CTransform x208_orientationInverse = zeus::CTransform();
+  zeus::CMatrix3f x208_orientationInverse = zeus::CMatrix3f();
   zeus::CTransform x22c_globalOrientation = zeus::CTransform();
 
   u32 x25c_activeParticleCount = 0;