diff --git a/krita/image/kis_circle_mask_generator.cpp b/krita/image/kis_circle_mask_generator.cpp
index 06cbe18976e0108eb8fcf7d35a7760f73c869647..ea6c6eb0542e5abfebf2d9441de201e166858300 100644
--- a/krita/image/kis_circle_mask_generator.cpp
+++ b/krita/image/kis_circle_mask_generator.cpp
@@ -117,4 +117,6 @@ void KisCircleMaskGenerator::setSoftness(qreal softness)
     }else{
         KisMaskGenerator::setSoftness(1.0 / softness);
     }
+    d->transformedFadeX = d->xfadecoef * this->softness();
+    d->transformedFadeY = d->yfadecoef * this->softness();
 }