diff --git a/io_scene_x3d/export_x3d.py b/io_scene_x3d/export_x3d.py
index 746567f837e7b446e23f0a45cb6b66b7bdd3b1d0..6a4daf910919abd0cb801d3331ccf1b758c10cd3 100644
--- a/io_scene_x3d/export_x3d.py
+++ b/io_scene_x3d/export_x3d.py
@@ -1378,7 +1378,8 @@ def export(file,
     def export_object(ident, obj_main_parent, obj_main, obj_children):
         matrix_fallback = mathutils.Matrix()
         world = scene.world
-        free, derived = create_derived_objects(scene, obj_main)
+        derived_dict = create_derived_objects(depsgraph, [obj_main])
+        derived = derived_dict.get(obj_main)
 
         if use_hierarchy:
             obj_main_matrix_world = obj_main.matrix_world