diff --git a/src/assets/assetload_funcs.cpp b/src/assets/assetload_funcs.cpp
index dc489755e..4bd32d5d0 100644
--- a/src/assets/assetload_funcs.cpp
+++ b/src/assets/assetload_funcs.cpp
@@ -425,6 +425,9 @@ assetload::postfunc assetload::model(
                         fullName
                     );
                 }
+                for (auto& bone : vcmModel->skeleton->getBones()) {
+                    bone->setModel(name + "." + bone->model.name);
+                }
                 logger.info() << "store skeleton " << util::quote(name);
                 assets->store<rigging::SkeletonConfig>(
                     std::make_unique<rigging::SkeletonConfig>(