diff --git a/src/loaders/lottie/tvgLottieBuilder.cpp b/src/loaders/lottie/tvgLottieBuilder.cpp
index 39cec602..7f4ff4bc 100644
--- a/src/loaders/lottie/tvgLottieBuilder.cpp
+++ b/src/loaders/lottie/tvgLottieBuilder.cpp
@@ -1510,7 +1510,6 @@ void LottieBuilder::updateLayer(LottieComposition* comp, Scene* scene, LottieLay
 
     updateEffect(layer, frameNo);
 
-    //the given matte source was composited by the target earlier.
     if (!layer->matteSrc) scene->push(cast(layer->scene));
 }
 
@@ -1600,6 +1599,7 @@ static bool _buildComposition(LottieComposition* comp, LottieLayer* parent)
         }
 
         if (child->matteTarget) {
+            child->matteTarget->matteSrc = true;
             //parenting
             _buildHierarchy(parent, child->matteTarget);
             //precomp referencing