diff --git a/cura/BuildVolume.py b/cura/BuildVolume.py
index 2ad3f4dda1..53e1471f7b 100755
--- a/cura/BuildVolume.py
+++ b/cura/BuildVolume.py
@@ -727,9 +727,11 @@ class BuildVolume(SceneNode):
             offset_x = extruder.getProperty("machine_nozzle_offset_x", "value")
             if offset_x is None:
                 offset_x = 0
-            offset_y = -extruder.getProperty("machine_nozzle_offset_y", "value")
+            offset_y = extruder.getProperty("machine_nozzle_offset_y", "value")
             if offset_y is None:
                 offset_y = 0
+            else:
+                offset_y = -offset_y
             result[extruder_id] = []
 
             for polygon in machine_disallowed_polygons: