diff --git a/neo/renderer/Image_files.cpp b/neo/renderer/Image_files.cpp
index a5003c85..2cb019e2 100644
--- a/neo/renderer/Image_files.cpp
+++ b/neo/renderer/Image_files.cpp
@@ -763,7 +763,8 @@ static void LoadPNG( const char* filename, unsigned char** pic, int* width, int*
 	Mem_Free( fbuffer );
 
 	// RB: PNG needs to be flipped to match the .tga behavior
-	R_VerticalFlip( *pic, *width, *height );
+	// edit: this is wrong and flips images UV mapped in Blender 2.83
+	//R_VerticalFlip( *pic, *width, *height );
 }