diff --git a/src/game/rendering_graph_node.c b/src/game/rendering_graph_node.c
index d5bf5778..1479c5c3 100644
--- a/src/game/rendering_graph_node.c
+++ b/src/game/rendering_graph_node.c
@@ -267,8 +267,10 @@ static void geo_process_perspective(struct GraphNodePerspective *node) {
  * range of this node.
  */
 static void geo_process_level_of_detail(struct GraphNodeLevelOfDetail *node) {
-    // We assume modern hardware is powerful enough to draw the most detailed variant
-    s16 distanceFromCam = 0;
+    // The fixed point Mtx type is defined as 16 longs, but it's actually 16
+    // shorts for the integer parts followed by 16 shorts for the fraction parts
+    Mtx *mtx = gMatStackFixed[gMatStackIndex];
+    s16 distanceFromCam = (s32) -mtx->m[3][2]; // z-component of the translation column
 
     if (node->minDistance <= distanceFromCam && distanceFromCam < node->maxDistance) {
         if (node->node.children != 0) {