diff --git a/engine/server/net_preparse.c b/engine/server/net_preparse.c
index 97ebaa20e..c5c2268e2 100644
--- a/engine/server/net_preparse.c
+++ b/engine/server/net_preparse.c
@@ -836,7 +836,7 @@ void NPP_QWFlush(void)
 		{
 			short data;
 			float org[3];
-			edict_t *ent = EDICT_NUM(svprogfuncs, (*(short*)&buffer[1]));
+			edict_t *ent = EDICT_NUM(svprogfuncs, LittleShort((*(short*)&buffer[1])));
 			VectorCopy(ent->v->origin, org);
 
 			data = LittleShort((short)(org[0]*8));