diff --git a/engine/common/pr_common.h b/engine/common/pr_common.h
index a80dbe28d..3d67f533a 100644
--- a/engine/common/pr_common.h
+++ b/engine/common/pr_common.h
@@ -811,7 +811,7 @@ typedef enum
 #define CSQCRF_USEAXIS					16 //use v_forward/v_right/v_up as an axis/matrix - predraw is needed to use this properly
 #define CSQCRF_NOSHADOW					32 //don't cast shadows upon other entities (can still be self shadowing, if the engine wishes, and not additive)
 #define CSQCRF_FRAMETIMESARESTARTTIMES	64 //EXT_CSQC_1: frame times should be read as (time-frametime).
-#define CSQCRF_FIRSTPERSON				1024 //drawn ONLY in mirrors
+#define CSQCRF_FIRSTPERSON				1024 //also not drawn in mirrors, just without the VIEWMODEL hacks attached
 //#define CSQCRFDP_USETRANSPARENTOFFSET	64 // Allows QC to customize origin used for transparent sorting via transparent_origin global, helps to fix transparent sorting bugs on a very large entities
 ////#define CSQCRF_NOAUTOADD			128 // removed in favour of predraw return values.
 //#define CSQCRFDP_WORLDOBJECT			128 // for large outdoor entities that should not be culled.
diff --git a/engine/gl/gl_alias.c b/engine/gl/gl_alias.c
index 3e75c8ce6..410897983 100644
--- a/engine/gl/gl_alias.c
+++ b/engine/gl/gl_alias.c
@@ -2855,7 +2855,7 @@ void BE_GenModelBatches(batch_t **batches, const dlight_t *dl, unsigned int bemo
 	{
 		ent = &cl_visedicts[i];
 
-		if ((r_refdef.externalview && (ent->flags & RF_FIRSTPERSON)) || chase_active.ival)
+		if ((r_refdef.externalview || chase_active.ival) && (ent->flags & RF_FIRSTPERSON))
 			continue;
 		if (!r_refdef.externalview && (ent->flags & RF_EXTERNALMODEL) && !chase_active.ival)
 			continue;