diff --git a/WickedEngine/shaders/volumetricCloud_renderCS.hlsl b/WickedEngine/shaders/volumetricCloud_renderCS.hlsl
index 73d423f05..22c3fd9d9 100644
--- a/WickedEngine/shaders/volumetricCloud_renderCS.hlsl
+++ b/WickedEngine/shaders/volumetricCloud_renderCS.hlsl
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ void OpaqueShadow(inout ParticipatingMedia participatingMedia, float3 worldPosit
 				
 		if (is_saturated(shadow_uv))
 		{
-			shadow *= shadow_2D(light, shadow_pos, shadow_uv.xy, furthestCascade).r;
+			shadow *= shadow_2D(light, shadow_pos.z, shadow_uv.xy, furthestCascade).r;
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/WickedEngine/shaders/volumetricLight_DirectionalPS.hlsl b/WickedEngine/shaders/volumetricLight_DirectionalPS.hlsl
index c302a0906..b5c4bbed8 100644
--- a/WickedEngine/shaders/volumetricLight_DirectionalPS.hlsl
+++ b/WickedEngine/shaders/volumetricLight_DirectionalPS.hlsl
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ float4 main(VertexToPixel input) : SV_Target
 			[branch]
 			if (is_saturated(shadow_uv))
 			{
-				shadow *= shadow_2D(light, shadow_pos, shadow_uv.xy, cascade, input.pos.xy);
+				shadow *= shadow_2D(light, shadow_pos.z, shadow_uv.xy, cascade, input.pos.xy);
 				break;
 			}
 		}