diff --git a/src/map/anim/Map.FlyTo.js b/src/map/anim/Map.FlyTo.js
index d9af494e..81128f1a 100644
--- a/src/map/anim/Map.FlyTo.js
+++ b/src/map/anim/Map.FlyTo.js
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ L.Map.include({
 		    size = this.getSize(),
 		    startZoom = this._zoom;
 
+		targetCenter = L.latLng(targetCenter);
 		targetZoom = targetZoom === undefined ? startZoom : targetZoom;
 
 		var w0 = Math.max(size.x, size.y),