diff --git a/panda/src/chan/animChannelMatrixDynamic.cxx b/panda/src/chan/animChannelMatrixDynamic.cxx
index a136052900..6b514847fa 100644
--- a/panda/src/chan/animChannelMatrixDynamic.cxx
+++ b/panda/src/chan/animChannelMatrixDynamic.cxx
@@ -187,6 +187,9 @@ set_value(const TransformState *value) {
 void AnimChannelMatrixDynamic::
 set_value_node(PandaNode *value_node) {
   _value_node = value_node;
+  if (_value_node != (PandaNode *)NULL) {
+    _value = _value_node->get_transform();
+  }
 }
 
 
diff --git a/panda/src/chan/animChannelScalarDynamic.cxx b/panda/src/chan/animChannelScalarDynamic.cxx
index 46a2a53aa5..5892dd89da 100644
--- a/panda/src/chan/animChannelScalarDynamic.cxx
+++ b/panda/src/chan/animChannelScalarDynamic.cxx
@@ -114,6 +114,10 @@ set_value_node(PandaNode *value_node) {
   }
 
   _value_node = value_node;
+
+  if (_value_node != (PandaNode *)NULL) {
+    _value = _value_node->get_transform();
+  }
 }