diff --git a/src/item/Item.js b/src/item/Item.js
index f8e94382..f3fc300b 100644
--- a/src/item/Item.js
+++ b/src/item/Item.js
@@ -1671,7 +1671,7 @@ var Item = Base.extend(Emitter, /** @lends Item# */{
         // Tell getIntersections() to return as soon as some intersections are
         // found, because all we care for here is there are some or none:
         return this._asPathItem().getIntersections(item._asPathItem(), null,
-                _matrix || item._matrix, true).length > 0;
+                _matrix, true).length > 0;
     },
 
     /**