diff --git a/builtin/game/falling.lua b/builtin/game/falling.lua
index 6db563534..29cb56aae 100644
--- a/builtin/game/falling.lua
+++ b/builtin/game/falling.lua
@@ -111,14 +111,21 @@ core.register_entity(":__builtin:falling_node", {
 				itemstring = core.itemstring_with_palette(itemstring, node.param2)
 			end
 			-- FIXME: solution needed for paramtype2 == "leveled"
-			local s = (def.visual_scale or 1) * SCALE
-			if def.drawtype == "mesh" then
-				s = s * 0.5
+			-- Calculate size of falling node
+			local s = {}
+			s.x = (def.visual_scale or 1) * SCALE
+			s.y = s.x
+			s.z = s.x
+			-- Compensate for wield_scale
+			if def.wield_scale then
+				s.x = s.x / def.wield_scale.x
+				s.y = s.y / def.wield_scale.y
+				s.z = s.z / def.wield_scale.z
 			end
 			self.object:set_properties({
 				is_visible = true,
 				wield_item = itemstring,
-				visual_size = vector.new(s, s, s),
+				visual_size = s,
 				glow = def.light_source,
 			})
 		end