diff --git a/jme3-core/src/main/java/com/jme3/effect/ParticlePointMesh.java b/jme3-core/src/main/java/com/jme3/effect/ParticlePointMesh.java
index 3f56e483b4..b9c0f43d8b 100644
--- a/jme3-core/src/main/java/com/jme3/effect/ParticlePointMesh.java
+++ b/jme3-core/src/main/java/com/jme3/effect/ParticlePointMesh.java
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ public void updateParticleData(Particle[] particles, Camera cam, Matrix3f invers
             colors.putInt(p.color.asIntABGR());
 
             int imgX = p.imageIndex % imagesX;
-            int imgY = (p.imageIndex - imgX) / imagesY;
+            int imgY = p.imageIndex/imagesX;
 
             float startX = ((float) imgX) / imagesX;
             float startY = ((float) imgY) / imagesY;
diff --git a/jme3-core/src/main/java/com/jme3/effect/ParticleTriMesh.java b/jme3-core/src/main/java/com/jme3/effect/ParticleTriMesh.java
index 8002197b04..16b9071d6d 100644
--- a/jme3-core/src/main/java/com/jme3/effect/ParticleTriMesh.java
+++ b/jme3-core/src/main/java/com/jme3/effect/ParticleTriMesh.java
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ public void updateParticleData(Particle[] particles, Camera cam, Matrix3f invers
 
             if (uniqueTexCoords){
                 int imgX = p.imageIndex % imagesX;
-                int imgY = (p.imageIndex - imgX) / imagesY;
+                int imgY = p.imageIndex / imagesX;
 
                 float startX = ((float) imgX) / imagesX;
                 float startY = ((float) imgY) / imagesY;