diff --git a/src/hardware/hw_main.c b/src/hardware/hw_main.c
index 4944ff5a8..827cef657 100644
--- a/src/hardware/hw_main.c
+++ b/src/hardware/hw_main.c
@@ -5069,7 +5069,6 @@ static void HWR_ProjectSprite(mobj_t *thing)
 	INT32 heightsec, phs;
 	const boolean splat = R_ThingIsFloorSprite(thing);
 	const boolean papersprite = (R_ThingIsPaperSprite(thing) && !splat);
-	angle_t mobjangle = (thing->player ? thing->player->drawangle : thing->angle);
 	float z1, z2;
 
 	fixed_t spr_width, spr_height;
@@ -5275,8 +5274,8 @@ static void HWR_ProjectSprite(mobj_t *thing)
 
 	if (papersprite)
 	{
-		rightsin = FIXED_TO_FLOAT(FINESINE((mobjangle)>>ANGLETOFINESHIFT));
-		rightcos = FIXED_TO_FLOAT(FINECOSINE((mobjangle)>>ANGLETOFINESHIFT));
+		rightsin = FIXED_TO_FLOAT(FINESINE(interp.angle >> ANGLETOFINESHIFT));
+		rightcos = FIXED_TO_FLOAT(FINECOSINE(interp.angle >> ANGLETOFINESHIFT));
 	}
 	else
 	{
diff --git a/src/r_things.c b/src/r_things.c
index a7df5adef..0e1adf16a 100644
--- a/src/r_things.c
+++ b/src/r_things.c
@@ -1742,8 +1742,8 @@ static void R_ProjectSprite(mobj_t *thing)
 			offset2 *= -1;
 		}
 
-		cosmul = FINECOSINE(thing->angle>>ANGLETOFINESHIFT);
-		sinmul = FINESINE(thing->angle>>ANGLETOFINESHIFT);
+		cosmul = FINECOSINE(interp.angle >> ANGLETOFINESHIFT);
+		sinmul = FINESINE(interp.angle >> ANGLETOFINESHIFT);
 
 		tr_x += FixedMul(offset, cosmul);
 		tr_y += FixedMul(offset, sinmul);
@@ -1759,7 +1759,7 @@ static void R_ProjectSprite(mobj_t *thing)
 			paperoffset = -paperoffset;
 			paperdistance = -paperdistance;
 		}
-		centerangle = viewangle - thing->angle;
+		centerangle = viewangle - interp.angle;
 
 		tr_x += FixedMul(offset2, cosmul);
 		tr_y += FixedMul(offset2, sinmul);