diff --git a/source/games/blood/src/gameutil.cpp b/source/games/blood/src/gameutil.cpp
index 0e6f6bad4..5a258f251 100644
--- a/source/games/blood/src/gameutil.cpp
+++ b/source/games/blood/src/gameutil.cpp
@@ -735,7 +735,7 @@ int GetDistToLine(int x1, int y1, int x2, int y2, int x3, int y3)
 unsigned int ClipMove(vec3_t *pos, int *nSector, int xv, int yv, int wd, int cd, int fd, unsigned int nMask)
 {
     auto opos = *pos;
-    short bakSect = *nSector;
+    int bakSect = *nSector;
     unsigned int nRes = clipmove(pos, &bakSect, xv<<14, yv<<14, wd, cd, fd, nMask);
     if (bakSect == -1)
     {
diff --git a/source/games/exhumed/src/aistuff.h b/source/games/exhumed/src/aistuff.h
index 4abafc9d7..9483183f8 100644
--- a/source/games/exhumed/src/aistuff.h
+++ b/source/games/exhumed/src/aistuff.h
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ void Gravity(DExhumedActor* actor);
 DExhumedActor* UpdateEnemy(DExhumedActor** ppEnemy);
 Collision MoveCreature(DExhumedActor* nSprite);
 Collision MoveCreatureWithCaution(DExhumedActor* actor);
-void WheresMyMouth(int nPlayer, vec3_t* pos, short *sectnum);
+void WheresMyMouth(int nPlayer, vec3_t* pos, int *sectnum);
 int GetActorHeight(DExhumedActor* nSprite);
 DExhumedActor* insertActor(int, int);
 DExhumedActor* GrabBody();
diff --git a/source/games/exhumed/src/bubbles.cpp b/source/games/exhumed/src/bubbles.cpp
index b3c7d12ec..86dafd852 100644
--- a/source/games/exhumed/src/bubbles.cpp
+++ b/source/games/exhumed/src/bubbles.cpp
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ void BuildBubbleMachine(DExhumedActor* pActor)
 void DoBubbles(int nPlayer)
 {
     vec3_t pos;
-    short nSector;
+    int nSector;
 
     WheresMyMouth(nPlayer, &pos, &nSector);
 
diff --git a/source/games/exhumed/src/move.cpp b/source/games/exhumed/src/move.cpp
index a4153e570..7be71d420 100644
--- a/source/games/exhumed/src/move.cpp
+++ b/source/games/exhumed/src/move.cpp
@@ -540,7 +540,7 @@ Collision movesprite(DExhumedActor* pActor, int dx, int dy, int dz, int ceildist
 
     int nClipDist = (int8_t)pSprite->clipdist << 2;
 
-    short nSector = pSprite->sectnum;
+    int nSector = pSprite->sectnum;
     assert(nSector >= 0 && nSector < kMaxSectors);
 
     int floorZ = sector[nSector].floorz;
@@ -950,7 +950,7 @@ void MoveSector(short nSector, int nAngle, int *nXVel, int *nYVel)
     pos.y = sBlockInfo[nBlock].y;
     int y_b = sBlockInfo[nBlock].y;
 
-    short nSectorB = nSector;
+    int nSectorB = nSector;
 
     int nZVal;
 
@@ -1306,7 +1306,7 @@ int GetWallNormal(short nWall)
     return (nAngle + 512) & kAngleMask;
 }
 
-void WheresMyMouth(int nPlayer, vec3_t* pos, short *sectnum)
+void WheresMyMouth(int nPlayer, vec3_t* pos, int *sectnum)
 {
     auto pActor = PlayerList[nPlayer].Actor();
 	auto pSprite = &pActor->s();
diff --git a/source/games/exhumed/src/player.cpp b/source/games/exhumed/src/player.cpp
index 218dadbec..dcc041d8d 100644
--- a/source/games/exhumed/src/player.cpp
+++ b/source/games/exhumed/src/player.cpp
@@ -2542,7 +2542,7 @@ sectdone:
             if (!RandomSize(5))
             {
                 vec3_t pos;
-                short mouthSect;
+                int mouthSect;
                 WheresMyMouth(nPlayer, &pos, &mouthSect);
 
                 BuildAnim(nullptr, 71, 0, pos.x, pos.y, pPlayerSprite->z + 3840, mouthSect, 75, 128);