diff --git a/examples/jsm/csm/CSMShadowNode.js b/examples/jsm/csm/CSMShadowNode.js
index 84984a8f708029..96f3884baaf76c 100644
--- a/examples/jsm/csm/CSMShadowNode.js
+++ b/examples/jsm/csm/CSMShadowNode.js
@@ -491,6 +491,16 @@ class CSMShadowNode extends ShadowBaseNode {
 
 	}
 
+	build( builder ) {
+
+		// register before the shadow nodes so `updateBefore()` runs first
+
+		builder.addSequentialNode( this );
+
+		return super.build( builder );
+
+	}
+
 	setup( builder ) {
 
 		if ( this.camera === null ) this._init( builder );
@@ -562,6 +572,9 @@ class CSMShadowNode extends ShadowBaseNode {
 			lwLight.target.position.copy( _center );
 			lwLight.target.position.add( _lightDirection );
 
+			lwLight.updateMatrixWorld();
+			lwLight.target.updateMatrixWorld();
+
 		}
 
 	}
diff --git a/examples/screenshots/webgpu_shadowmap_csm.jpg b/examples/screenshots/webgpu_shadowmap_csm.jpg
index 09113409da95ae..e0da0971b90bfd 100644
Binary files a/examples/screenshots/webgpu_shadowmap_csm.jpg and b/examples/screenshots/webgpu_shadowmap_csm.jpg differ