diff --git a/source/blender/editors/sculpt_paint/sculpt_ops.cc b/source/blender/editors/sculpt_paint/sculpt_ops.cc
index 0fe14c91387..302a985b67e 100644
--- a/source/blender/editors/sculpt_paint/sculpt_ops.cc
+++ b/source/blender/editors/sculpt_paint/sculpt_ops.cc
@@ -1251,6 +1251,7 @@ static int mask_from_cavity_exec(bContext *C, wmOperator *op)
   undo::push_begin(scene, ob, op);
   undo::push_nodes(*depsgraph, ob, node_mask, undo::Type::Mask);
 
+  automasking->calc_cavity_factor(*depsgraph, ob, node_mask);
   apply_mask_from_settings(*depsgraph, ob, pbvh, node_mask, *automasking, mode, factor, false);
 
   undo::push_end(ob);