diff --git a/src/path/CompoundPath.js b/src/path/CompoundPath.js
index 66a42200..fb285478 100644
--- a/src/path/CompoundPath.js
+++ b/src/path/CompoundPath.js
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ var CompoundPath = PathItem.extend(/** @lends CompoundPath# */{
             var child = children[i],
                 mx = child._matrix;
             paths.push(child.getPathData(_matrix && !mx.isIdentity()
-                    ? _matrix.chain(mx) : mx, _precision));
+                    ? _matrix.chain(mx) : _matrix, _precision));
         }
         return paths.join(' ');
     }