diff --git a/lib/Slic3r/Fill/3DHoneycomb.pm b/lib/Slic3r/Fill/3DHoneycomb.pm
index f67fb9227..a4b85205b 100644
--- a/lib/Slic3r/Fill/3DHoneycomb.pm
+++ b/lib/Slic3r/Fill/3DHoneycomb.pm
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ sub fill_surface {
             $distance,
             ceil($size->x / $distance),
             ceil($size->y / $distance),  #//
-            ($self->layer_id % 2) + 1,
+            (($self->layer_id / $surface->thickness_layers) % 2) + 1,
         );
     
     # move pattern in place