diff --git a/scene/animation/animation_node_state_machine.cpp b/scene/animation/animation_node_state_machine.cpp
index 09c36eb0813..a71bacd3f67 100644
--- a/scene/animation/animation_node_state_machine.cpp
+++ b/scene/animation/animation_node_state_machine.cpp
@@ -390,7 +390,7 @@ float AnimationNodeStateMachinePlayback::process(AnimationNodeStateMachine *sm,
 				auto_advance = true;
 			}
 
-			if (sm->transitions[i].from == current && sm->transitions[i].transition->has_auto_advance()) {
+			if (sm->transitions[i].from == current && auto_advance) {
 
 				if (sm->transitions[i].transition->get_priority() < priority_best) {
 					auto_advance_to = i;