diff --git a/examples/webgl_materials_displacementmap.html b/examples/webgl_materials_displacementmap.html
index 5cceddb9f9ca85..067b06332a5415 100644
--- a/examples/webgl_materials_displacementmap.html
+++ b/examples/webgl_materials_displacementmap.html
@@ -242,6 +242,8 @@
 
 				requestAnimationFrame( animate );
 
+				controls.update();
+
 				stats.begin();
 				render();
 				stats.end();