diff --git a/src/k_kart.c b/src/k_kart.c
index f85c7cd3..6b78c2c2 100644
--- a/src/k_kart.c
+++ b/src/k_kart.c
@@ -5061,6 +5061,13 @@ INT32 K_GetKartDriftSparkValue(player_t *player)
 static void K_KartDrift(player_t *player, boolean onground)
 {
 	fixed_t minspeed = (10 * player->mo->scale);
+
+	// Grown players taking yellow spring panels will go below minspeed for one tic,
+	// and will then wrongdrift or have their sparks removed because of this.
+	// This fixes this problem.
+	if (player->kartstuff[k_pogospring] == 2 && player->mo->scale > FRACUNIT)
+		minspeed = (10 * FRACUNIT);
+
 	INT32 dsone = K_GetKartDriftSparkValue(player);
 	INT32 dstwo = dsone*2;
 	INT32 dsthree = dstwo*2;