diff --git a/include/types.h b/include/types.h
index 4ebeec86..ae7e2ce6 100644
--- a/include/types.h
+++ b/include/types.h
@@ -293,6 +293,7 @@ struct MarioBodyState
     /*0x18*/ Vec3f heldObjLastPosition; /// also known as HOLP
     /*????*/ Vec3f torsoPos;
     /*????*/ Vec3f handFootPos[4];
+    /*????*/ u32 updateTorsoTime;
     //u8 padding[4];
 };
 
diff --git a/src/game/mario_misc.c b/src/game/mario_misc.c
index cf8b7c2b..cdbaf46e 100644
--- a/src/game/mario_misc.c
+++ b/src/game/mario_misc.c
@@ -516,6 +516,7 @@ Gfx* geo_mario_tilt_torso(s32 callContext, struct GraphNode* node, Mat4* mtx) {
         }
         // update torso position in bodyState
         get_pos_from_transform_mtx(bodyState->torsoPos, *curTransform, *gCurGraphNodeCamera->matrixPtr);
+        bodyState->updateTorsoTime = gGlobalTimer;
     }
     return NULL;
 }
diff --git a/src/game/object_list_processor.c b/src/game/object_list_processor.c
index 56e2a18c..4f8bbb26 100644
--- a/src/game/object_list_processor.c
+++ b/src/game/object_list_processor.c
@@ -276,9 +276,8 @@ void bhv_mario_update(void) {
     gMarioState = &gMarioStates[stateIndex];
 
     // sanity check torsoPos, it isn't updated off-screen otherwise
-    Vec3f torsoDiff = { 0 };
-    vec3f_dif(torsoDiff, gMarioState->pos, gMarioState->marioBodyState->torsoPos);
-    if (vec3f_length(torsoDiff) > 300) {
+    extern u32 gGlobalTimer;
+    if (gMarioState->marioBodyState->updateTorsoTime != (gGlobalTimer - 1)) {
         vec3f_copy(gMarioState->marioBodyState->torsoPos, gMarioState->pos);
     }