diff --git a/source/blender/editors/util/ed_transverts.cc b/source/blender/editors/util/ed_transverts.cc
index f164ab42a9c..4b8695c0931 100644
--- a/source/blender/editors/util/ed_transverts.cc
+++ b/source/blender/editors/util/ed_transverts.cc
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
  * \ingroup edutil
  */
 
+#include "DNA_mesh_types.h"
 #include "MEM_guardedalloc.h"
 
 #include "DNA_armature_types.h"
@@ -24,9 +25,11 @@
 #include "BKE_editmesh.hh"
 #include "BKE_lattice.hh"
 #include "BKE_mesh_iterators.hh"
+#include "BKE_mesh_types.hh"
 #include "BKE_object.hh"
 
 #include "DEG_depsgraph.hh"
+#include "DEG_depsgraph_query.hh"
 
 #include "ED_armature.hh"
 #include "ED_curves.hh"
@@ -215,7 +218,9 @@ void ED_transverts_create_from_obedit(TransVertStore *tvs, const Object *obedit,
   tvs->transverts_tot = 0;
 
   if (obedit->type == OB_MESH) {
-    BMEditMesh *em = BKE_editmesh_from_object((Object *)obedit);
+    const Object *object_orig = DEG_get_original_object(const_cast<Object *>(obedit));
+    const Mesh &mesh = *static_cast<Mesh *>(object_orig->data);
+    BMEditMesh *em = mesh.runtime->edit_mesh.get();
     BMesh *bm = em->bm;
     BMIter iter;
     void *userdata[2] = {em, nullptr};