diff --git a/src/p_tick.c b/src/p_tick.c
index 7d723b90..57a7df12 100644
--- a/src/p_tick.c
+++ b/src/p_tick.c
@@ -820,7 +820,7 @@ void P_Ticker(boolean run)
 		{
 			player_t *player = &players[displayplayers[i]];
 			boolean isSkyVisibleForPlayer = skyVisiblePerPlayer[i];
-			if (isSkyVisibleForPlayer && skyboxmo[0] && cv_skybox.value)
+			if (isSkyVisibleForPlayer && player->mo && skyboxmo[0] && cv_skybox.value)
 			{
 				R_SkyboxFrame(player);
 			}