diff --git a/src/ShipCockpit.cpp b/src/ShipCockpit.cpp
index 64813eeb18d..d7d08c49df3 100644
--- a/src/ShipCockpit.cpp
+++ b/src/ShipCockpit.cpp
@@ -59,18 +59,18 @@ void ShipCockpit::Render(Graphics::Renderer *renderer, const Camera *camera, con
 
 inline void ShipCockpit::resetInternalCameraController()
 {
-	//Use dynamic_cast here to return NULL, if GetCameraController() returns derived CameraController class other than InternalCameraController
-	m_icc = dynamic_cast<InternalCameraController *>(Pi::game->GetWorldView()->shipView->GetCameraController());
+	m_icc = static_cast<InternalCameraController *>(Pi::game->GetWorldView()->shipView->GetCameraController());
 }
 
 void ShipCockpit::Update(const Player *player, float timeStep)
 {
+	//Check if current view is exterior since we don't need to update cockpit
+	//because player can't see it
+	if (Pi::game->GetWorldView()->shipView->IsExteriorView())
+	{
+		return;
+	}
 	if (m_icc == nullptr) {
-		//Check if current view is exterior, so resetInternalCameraController() will not set m_icc to NULL
-		if (Pi::game->GetWorldView()->shipView->IsExteriorView())
-		{
-			return;
-		}
 		// I don't know where to put this
 		resetInternalCameraController();
 	}