diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Physics/BulletSPlugin/BulletSimData.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Physics/BulletSPlugin/BulletSimData.cs
index 3425d9ec3e..85ef64b104 100755
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Physics/BulletSPlugin/BulletSimData.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Physics/BulletSPlugin/BulletSimData.cs
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ public static Dictionary<CollisionType, CollisionTypeFilterGroup> CollisionTypeM
     { CollisionType.Avatar,
                 new CollisionTypeFilterGroup(CollisionType.Avatar,
                                 (uint)CollisionFilterGroups.BCharacterGroup,
-                                (uint)CollisionFilterGroups.BAllGroup)
+                                (uint)(CollisionFilterGroups.BAllGroup & ~CollisionFilterGroups.BCharacterGroup))
     },
     { CollisionType.Groundplane,
                 new CollisionTypeFilterGroup(CollisionType.Groundplane,