diff --git a/src/appleseedmaya/exporters/meshexporter.cpp b/src/appleseedmaya/exporters/meshexporter.cpp
index ed68004..c5d97a2 100644
--- a/src/appleseedmaya/exporters/meshexporter.cpp
+++ b/src/appleseedmaya/exporters/meshexporter.cpp
@@ -418,13 +418,6 @@ void MeshExporter::meshAttributesToParams(renderer::ParamArray& params)
     int mediumPriority = 0;
     if (AttributeUtils::get(node(), "asMediumPriority", mediumPriority))
         params.insert("medium_priority", mediumPriority);
-
-    MString sssSet;
-    if (AttributeUtils::get(node(), "asSubsurfaceSet", sssSet))
-    {
-        if (sssSet.length() != 0)
-            params.insert_path("sss_set_id", sssSet.asChar());
-    }
 }
 
 int MeshExporter::getSmoothLevel(MStatus* ReturnStatus) const
diff --git a/src/appleseedmaya/exporters/shapeexporter.cpp b/src/appleseedmaya/exporters/shapeexporter.cpp
index ab83c81..7067d0d 100644
--- a/src/appleseedmaya/exporters/shapeexporter.cpp
+++ b/src/appleseedmaya/exporters/shapeexporter.cpp
@@ -29,6 +29,9 @@
 // Interface header.
 #include "shapeexporter.h"
 
+// appleseed-maya headers.
+#include "appleseedmaya/attributeutils.h"
+
 // appleseed.renderer headers.
 #include "renderer/api/scene.h"
 
@@ -139,6 +142,17 @@ void ShapeExporter::createObjectInstance(const MString& objectName)
     }
 
     const MString objectInstanceName = appleseedName() + MString("_instance");
+
+    // Get object instance params.
+    {
+        MString sssSet;
+        if (AttributeUtils::get(node(), "asSubsurfaceSet", sssSet))
+        {
+            if (sssSet.length() != 0)
+                params.insert_path("sss_set_id", sssSet.asChar());
+        }
+    }
+
     m_objectInstance.reset(
         asr::ObjectInstanceFactory::create(
             objectInstanceName.asChar(),