diff --git a/src/BulletDynamics/Character/btKinematicCharacterController.cpp b/src/BulletDynamics/Character/btKinematicCharacterController.cpp
index c2642b580..2bbccb291 100644
--- a/src/BulletDynamics/Character/btKinematicCharacterController.cpp
+++ b/src/BulletDynamics/Character/btKinematicCharacterController.cpp
@@ -737,7 +737,7 @@ void btKinematicCharacterController::playerStep(btCollisionWorld* collisionWorld
 	}
 
 	// quick check...
-	if (!m_useWalkDirection && (m_velocityTimeInterval <= 0.0))
+	if (!m_useWalkDirection && (m_velocityTimeInterval <= 0.0 || m_walkDirection.fuzzyZero())) 
 	{
 		//		printf("\n");
 		return;  // no motion