diff --git a/src/hardware/r_opengl/r_opengl.c b/src/hardware/r_opengl/r_opengl.c
index 1a81fe796..1085a7123 100644
--- a/src/hardware/r_opengl/r_opengl.c
+++ b/src/hardware/r_opengl/r_opengl.c
@@ -1836,10 +1836,7 @@ EXPORT void HWRAPI(SetSpecialState) (hwdspecialstate_t IdState, INT32 Value)
 	}
 }
 
-// -----------------+
-// HWRAPI DrawMD2   : Draw an MD2 model with glcommands
-// -----------------+
-EXPORT void HWRAPI(DrawMD2i) (INT32 *gl_cmd_buffer, md2_frame_t *frame, UINT32 duration, UINT32 tics, md2_frame_t *nextframe, FTransform *pos, float scale, UINT8 flipped, UINT8 *color)
+static inline void DrawMD2Ex(INT32 *gl_cmd_buffer, md2_frame_t *frame, UINT32 duration, UINT32 tics, md2_frame_t *nextframe, FTransform *pos, float scale, UINT8 flipped, UINT8 *color)
 {
 	INT32     val, count, pindex;
 	GLfloat s, t;
@@ -2007,11 +2004,20 @@ EXPORT void HWRAPI(DrawMD2i) (INT32 *gl_cmd_buffer, md2_frame_t *frame, UINT32 d
 	pglDisable(GL_CULL_FACE);
 }
 
+// -----------------+
+// HWRAPI DrawMD2   : Draw an MD2 model with glcommands
+// -----------------+
+EXPORT void HWRAPI(DrawMD2i) (INT32 *gl_cmd_buffer, md2_frame_t *frame, UINT32 duration, UINT32 tics, md2_frame_t *nextframe, FTransform *pos, float scale, UINT8 flipped, UINT8 *color)
+{
+	DrawMD2Ex(gl_cmd_buffer, frame, duration, tics,  nextframe, pos, scale, flipped, color);
+}
+
 EXPORT void HWRAPI(DrawMD2) (INT32 *gl_cmd_buffer, md2_frame_t *frame, FTransform *pos, float scale)
 {
-	DrawMD2i(gl_cmd_buffer, frame, 0, 0,  NULL, pos, scale, false, NULL);
+	DrawMD2Ex(gl_cmd_buffer, frame, 0, 0,  NULL, pos, scale, false, NULL);
 }
 
+
 // -----------------+
 // SetTransform     :
 // -----------------+