diff --git a/Rendering/Core/vtkRenderer.cxx b/Rendering/Core/vtkRenderer.cxx
index 35a5d11704d2fc0e7326805f3229dc22ea84aa3a..59b9a84ef2f4c5945c0bc39c3cbe1b3cc0d8c0b5 100644
--- a/Rendering/Core/vtkRenderer.cxx
+++ b/Rendering/Core/vtkRenderer.cxx
@@ -1852,6 +1852,7 @@ vtkAssemblyPath* vtkRenderer::PickProp(double selectionX1, double selectionY1,
         if (adepth < closestDepth)
         {
           closestProp = aProp;
+          closestDepth = adepth;
         }
       }
     }