diff --git a/Gems/PhysX/Code/Source/WindProvider.cpp b/Gems/PhysX/Code/Source/WindProvider.cpp
index 3090cea062..c7d5d0863b 100644
--- a/Gems/PhysX/Code/Source/WindProvider.cpp
+++ b/Gems/PhysX/Code/Source/WindProvider.cpp
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ namespace PhysX
         AZStd::vector<EntityTransformHandler> m_entityTransformHandlers;
         AZStd::vector<AZ::Aabb> m_pendingAabbUpdates;
         ChangeCallback m_changeCallback;
-        bool m_changed = false;
+        bool m_changed = true;
     };
 
     WindProvider::WindProvider()