diff --git a/modules/gltf/gltf_document.cpp b/modules/gltf/gltf_document.cpp
index 992075e980e7..b0fcf2b9bc9e 100644
--- a/modules/gltf/gltf_document.cpp
+++ b/modules/gltf/gltf_document.cpp
@@ -601,8 +601,10 @@ Error GLTFDocument::_parse_nodes(Ref<GLTFState> p_state) {
 		if (n.has("skin")) {
 			node->skin = n["skin"];
 		}
+		Transform3D godot_rest_transform;
 		if (n.has("matrix")) {
 			node->transform = _arr_to_xform(n["matrix"]);
+			godot_rest_transform = node->transform;
 		} else {
 			if (n.has("translation")) {
 				node->set_position(_arr_to_vec3(n["translation"]));
@@ -613,12 +615,10 @@ Error GLTFDocument::_parse_nodes(Ref<GLTFState> p_state) {
 			if (n.has("scale")) {
 				node->set_scale(_arr_to_vec3(n["scale"]));
 			}
-
-			Transform3D godot_rest_transform;
 			godot_rest_transform.basis.set_quaternion_scale(node->transform.basis.get_rotation_quaternion(), node->transform.basis.get_scale());
 			godot_rest_transform.origin = node->transform.origin;
-			node->set_additional_data("GODOT_rest_transform", godot_rest_transform);
 		}
+		node->set_additional_data("GODOT_rest_transform", godot_rest_transform);
 
 		if (n.has("extensions")) {
 			Dictionary extensions = n["extensions"];