diff --git a/source/games/exhumed/src/exhumed.cpp b/source/games/exhumed/src/exhumed.cpp
index 5c698221b..734e0a2ce 100644
--- a/source/games/exhumed/src/exhumed.cpp
+++ b/source/games/exhumed/src/exhumed.cpp
@@ -438,7 +438,7 @@ void GameInterface::Ticker()
                 {
                     if (nItemMagic[i] <= PlayerList[nLocalPlayer].nMagic)
                     {
-                        sPlayerInput[nLocalPlayer].nItem = i;
+                        PlayerList[nLocalPlayer].nCurrentItem = i;
                         break;
                     }
                 }
diff --git a/source/games/exhumed/src/input.h b/source/games/exhumed/src/input.h
index 1954398db..6467df723 100644
--- a/source/games/exhumed/src/input.h
+++ b/source/games/exhumed/src/input.h
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ struct PlayerInput
     DVector2 vel;
     float nAngle;
     float pan;
-    int8_t nItem;
     ESyncBits actions;
 
     int getNewWeapon() const
diff --git a/source/games/exhumed/src/player.cpp b/source/games/exhumed/src/player.cpp
index 28898942f..9377a5330 100644
--- a/source/games/exhumed/src/player.cpp
+++ b/source/games/exhumed/src/player.cpp
@@ -433,7 +433,7 @@ void RestartPlayer(int nPlayer)
 	plr->ototalvel = plr->totalvel = 0;
 
 	memset(&sPlayerInput[nPlayer], 0, sizeof(PlayerInput));
-	sPlayerInput[nPlayer].nItem = -1;
+    PlayerList[nPlayer].nCurrentItem = -1;
 
 	plr->nDeathType = 0;
 	nQuake[nPlayer] = 0;
@@ -908,10 +908,10 @@ void AIPlayer::Tick(RunListEvent* ev)
 
     pPlayerActor->vel.XY() = sPlayerInput[nPlayer].vel;
 
-    if (sPlayerInput[nPlayer].nItem > -1)
+    if (PlayerList[nPlayer].nCurrentItem > -1)
     {
-        UseItem(nPlayer, sPlayerInput[nPlayer].nItem);
-        sPlayerInput[nPlayer].nItem = -1;
+        UseItem(nPlayer, PlayerList[nPlayer].nCurrentItem);
+        PlayerList[nPlayer].nCurrentItem = -1;
     }
 
     pPlayerActor->spr.picnum = seq_GetSeqPicnum(PlayerList[nPlayer].nSeq, PlayerSeq[nHeightTemplate[nAction]].a, PlayerList[nPlayer].nSeqSize);
diff --git a/source/games/exhumed/src/player.h b/source/games/exhumed/src/player.h
index 149a7f35f..c755e898a 100644
--- a/source/games/exhumed/src/player.h
+++ b/source/games/exhumed/src/player.h
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ struct Player
     uint16_t keys;
     int16_t nMagic;
     int16_t nItem;
+    int8_t nCurrentItem;
     uint8_t items[8];
     int16_t nAmmo[7]; // TODO - kMaxWeapons?