diff --git a/source/games/duke/src/sectors_d.cpp b/source/games/duke/src/sectors_d.cpp
index 55056e80d..e6600d0ed 100644
--- a/source/games/duke/src/sectors_d.cpp
+++ b/source/games/duke/src/sectors_d.cpp
@@ -246,7 +246,8 @@ bool checkhitswitch_d(int snum, walltype* wwal, DDukeActor *act)
 		break;
 	case DTILE_ACCESSSWITCH:
 	case DTILE_ACCESSSWITCH2:
-		checkaccessswitch_d(snum, switchpal, act, wwal);
+		if (checkaccessswitch_d(snum, switchpal, act, wwal))
+			return 0;
 		[[fallthrough]];
 	case DTILE_DIPSWITCH2:
 	case DTILE_DIPSWITCH2ON:
diff --git a/source/games/duke/src/sectors_r.cpp b/source/games/duke/src/sectors_r.cpp
index b8897f924..db15da38b 100644
--- a/source/games/duke/src/sectors_r.cpp
+++ b/source/games/duke/src/sectors_r.cpp
@@ -216,7 +216,8 @@ bool checkhitswitch_r(int snum, walltype* wwal, DDukeActor* act)
 		break;
 	case RTILE_ACCESSSWITCH:
 	case RTILE_ACCESSSWITCH2:
-		checkaccessswitch_r(snum, switchpal, act, wwal);
+		if (checkaccessswitch_r(snum, switchpal, act, wwal))
+			return 0;
 		goto goOn1;
 
 	case RTILE_MULTISWITCH2: