diff --git a/src/item/Item.js b/src/item/Item.js
index 64544d19..85377a7b 100644
--- a/src/item/Item.js
+++ b/src/item/Item.js
@@ -2563,8 +2563,8 @@ var Item = Base.extend(Callback, /** @lends Item# */{
 		// Detect matrices that contain only translations and scaling
 		// and transform the cached _bounds and _position without having to
 		// fully recalculate each time.
-		var decomp = matrix.decompose();
-		if (bounds && decomp && !decomp.shearing && decomp.angle % 90 === 0) {
+		var decomp = bounds && matrix.decompose();
+		if (decomp && !decomp.shearing && decomp.angle % 90 === 0) {
 			// Transform the old bound by looping through all the cached bounds
 			// in _bounds and transform each.
 			for (var key in bounds) {