diff --git a/src/hardware/hw_md2.c b/src/hardware/hw_md2.c
index cd1b957f0..b847fdbc3 100644
--- a/src/hardware/hw_md2.c
+++ b/src/hardware/hw_md2.c
@@ -1277,6 +1277,7 @@ void HWR_DrawMD2(gr_vissprite_t *spr)
 
 	// MD2 colormap fix
 	// colormap test
+	if (spr->mobj->subsector)
 	{
 		sector_t *sector = spr->mobj->subsector->sector;
 		UINT8 lightlevel = 255;
@@ -1308,6 +1309,8 @@ void HWR_DrawMD2(gr_vissprite_t *spr)
 		else
 			Surf.FlatColor.rgba = HWR_Lighting(lightlevel, NORMALFOG, FADEFOG, false, false);
 	}
+	else
+		Surf.FlatColor.rgba = 0xFFFFFFFF;
 
 	// Look at HWR_ProjectSprite for more
 	{