diff --git a/src/g_game.c b/src/g_game.c
index 68dc393a..089b6ff4 100644
--- a/src/g_game.c
+++ b/src/g_game.c
@@ -3339,7 +3339,9 @@ void G_DoReborn(INT32 playernum)
 		// respawn at the start
 		mobj_t *oldmo = NULL;
 
-		if (player->starpostnum || ((mapheaderinfo[gamemap - 1]->levelflags & LF_SECTIONRACE) && player->laps)) // SRB2kart
+		if (player->spectator)
+			;
+		else if (player->starpostnum || ((mapheaderinfo[gamemap - 1]->levelflags & LF_SECTIONRACE) && player->laps)) // SRB2kart
 			starpost = true;
 
 		// first dissasociate the corpse