diff --git a/src/d/actor/d_a_alink_effect.inc b/src/d/actor/d_a_alink_effect.inc
index 6e76280ff6..1c02cb54f0 100644
--- a/src/d/actor/d_a_alink_effect.inc
+++ b/src/d/actor/d_a_alink_effect.inc
@@ -1562,6 +1562,11 @@ void daAlink_c::setMetamorphoseEffectStartLink() {
         emitter->setGlobalParticleScale(effScale);
     }
     #endif
+
+    #if TARGET_PC
+    static const Vec effWideScale = {mDoGph_gInf_c::getAspect(), 1.0f, 1.0f};
+    emitter->setGlobalParticleScale(effWideScale);
+    #endif
 }
 
 void daAlink_c::setMetamorphoseEffect() {