diff --git a/intern/cycles/util/util_transform.h b/intern/cycles/util/util_transform.h
index ba8d04b..4450273 100644
--- a/intern/cycles/util/util_transform.h
+++ b/intern/cycles/util/util_transform.h
@@ -347,7 +347,12 @@ ccl_device_inline Transform transform_quick_inverse(Transform M)
* scale can be inverted but what about shearing? */
Transform R;
float det = M.x.x*(M.z.z*M.y.y - M.z.y*M.y.z) - M.y.x*(M.z.z*M.x.y - M.z.y*M.x.z) + M.z.x*(M.y.z*M.x.y - M.y.y*M.x.z);
-
+ if(det == 0.0f) {
+ M[0][0] += 1e-8f;
+ M[1][1] += 1e-8f;
+ M[2][2] += 1e-8f;
+ det = M.x.x*(M.z.z*M.y.y - M.z.y*M.y.z) - M.y.x*(M.z.z*M.x.y - M.z.y*M.x.z) + M.z.x*(M.y.z*M.x.y - M.y.y*M.x.z);
+ }
det = (det != 0.0f)? 1.0f/det: 0.0f;
float3 Rx = det*make_float3(M.z.z*M.y.y - M.z.y*M.y.z, M.z.y*M.x.z - M.z.z*M.x.y, M.y.z*M.x.y - M.y.y*M.x.z);