diff --git a/code/datums/mutations/body.dm b/code/datums/mutations/body.dm
index 0c313b35005e..463021d82c03 100644
--- a/code/datums/mutations/body.dm
+++ b/code/datums/mutations/body.dm
@@ -92,14 +92,18 @@
 /datum/mutation/human/dwarfism/on_acquiring(mob/living/carbon/human/owner)
 	if(..())
 		return
-	owner.transform = owner.transform.Scale(1, 0.8)
+	var/matrix/new_transform = matrix()
+	new_transform.Scale(1, 0.8)
+	owner.transform = new_transform.Multiply(owner.transform)
 	passtable_on(owner, GENETIC_MUTATION)
 	owner.visible_message(span_danger("[owner] suddenly shrinks!"), span_notice("Everything around you seems to grow.."))
 
 /datum/mutation/human/dwarfism/on_losing(mob/living/carbon/human/owner)
 	if(..())
 		return
-	owner.transform = owner.transform.Scale(1, 1.25)
+	var/matrix/new_transform = matrix()
+	new_transform.Scale(1, 1.25)
+	owner.transform = new_transform.Multiply(owner.transform)
 	passtable_off(owner, GENETIC_MUTATION)
 	owner.visible_message(span_danger("[owner] suddenly grows!"), span_notice("Everything around you seems to shrink.."))