diff --git a/src/GEOMImpl/GEOMImpl_ITransformOperations.cxx b/src/GEOMImpl/GEOMImpl_ITransformOperations.cxx
index 744bdc200..259e42e35 100644
--- a/src/GEOMImpl/GEOMImpl_ITransformOperations.cxx
+++ b/src/GEOMImpl/GEOMImpl_ITransformOperations.cxx
@@ -1236,6 +1236,9 @@ Handle(GEOM_Object) GEOMImpl_ITransformOperations::PositionShape
   Handle(GEOM_Function) anOriginal = theObject->GetLastFunction();
   if (anOriginal.IsNull()) return NULL; //There is no function which creates an object to be set in position
 
+  Handle(GEOM_Function) aSrcF;
+  if (!theStartLCS.IsNull()) aSrcF = theStartLCS->GetLastFunction();
+
   //Add a Position function
   Standard_Integer aType = POSITION_SHAPE;
   if (theStartLCS.IsNull()) aType = POSITION_SHAPE_FROM_GLOBAL;
@@ -1252,7 +1255,7 @@ Handle(GEOM_Object) GEOMImpl_ITransformOperations::PositionShape
   aTI.SetShape(anOriginal);
   aTI.SetEndLCS(theEndLCS->GetLastFunction());
   if (!theStartLCS.IsNull())
-    aTI.SetStartLCS(theStartLCS->GetLastFunction());
+    aTI.SetStartLCS(aSrcF);
 
   //Compute the Position
   try {
diff --git a/src/TransformationGUI/TransformationGUI_PositionDlg.cxx b/src/TransformationGUI/TransformationGUI_PositionDlg.cxx
index ccbc45ab3..13ef19d78 100644
--- a/src/TransformationGUI/TransformationGUI_PositionDlg.cxx
+++ b/src/TransformationGUI/TransformationGUI_PositionDlg.cxx
@@ -633,7 +633,6 @@ bool TransformationGUI_PositionDlg::execute (ObjectList& objects)
   case 1:
     {
       for (int i = 0; i < myObjects.length(); i++) {
-        if (toCreateCopy)
           anObj = toCreateCopy ? 
             anOper->PositionShapeCopy(myObjects[i], myStartLCS, myEndLCS) :
             anOper->PositionShape(myObjects[i], myStartLCS, myEndLCS);