diff --git a/include/mitsuba/core/aabb.h b/include/mitsuba/core/aabb.h
index 0b654f2e..043fdd5f 100644
--- a/include/mitsuba/core/aabb.h
+++ b/include/mitsuba/core/aabb.h
@@ -100,11 +100,10 @@ template <typename T> struct TAABB {
 
 	/// Calculate the n-dimensional volume of the bounding box
 	inline value_type getVolume() const {
-		value_type result = 0;
-		for (int i=0; i<point_type::dim; ++i) {
-			value_type tmp = max[i] - min[i];
-			result += tmp*tmp;
-		}
+		vector_type diff = max-min;
+		value_type result = diff[1];
+		for (int i=1; i<point_type::dim; ++i)
+			result *= diff[i];
 		return result;
 	}