diff --git a/quakespasm/Quake/gl_model.c b/quakespasm/Quake/gl_model.c
index 3fce61b7..411acf87 100644
--- a/quakespasm/Quake/gl_model.c
+++ b/quakespasm/Quake/gl_model.c
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ model_t *Mod_LoadModel (model_t *mod, qboolean crash)
 //
 // load the file
 //
-	buf = COM_LoadStackFile (mod->name, stackbuf, sizeof(stackbuf), NULL);
+	buf = COM_LoadStackFile (mod->name, stackbuf, sizeof(stackbuf), & mod->path_id);
 	if (!buf)
 	{
 		if (crash)
diff --git a/quakespasm/Quake/gl_model.h b/quakespasm/Quake/gl_model.h
index c299cdbd..b395fc1f 100644
--- a/quakespasm/Quake/gl_model.h
+++ b/quakespasm/Quake/gl_model.h
@@ -364,6 +364,8 @@ typedef enum {mod_brush, mod_sprite, mod_alias} modtype_t;
 typedef struct model_s
 {
 	char		name[MAX_QPATH];
+	unsigned int	path_id;		// path id of the game directory
+							// that this model came from
 	qboolean	needload;		// bmodels and sprites don't cache normally
 
 	modtype_t	type;