diff --git a/source/games/sw/src/draw.cpp b/source/games/sw/src/draw.cpp
index fcc785b58..77285d94b 100644
--- a/source/games/sw/src/draw.cpp
+++ b/source/games/sw/src/draw.cpp
@@ -312,10 +312,13 @@ void DoShadows(tspriteArray& tsprites, tspritetype* tsp, double viewz)
 		scale = tsp->scale;
     }
 
-    loz = DoShadowFindGroundPoint(tsp);
-    if (ownerActor->user.lowActor && (ownerActor->user.lowActor->spr.cstat & (CSTAT_SPRITE_ALIGNMENT_WALL | CSTAT_SPRITE_ALIGNMENT_FLOOR)))
+    loz = ownerActor->user.loz;
+    if (ownerActor->user.lowActor)
     {
-        loz = ownerActor->user.loz;
+        if (!(ownerActor->user.lowActor->spr.cstat & (CSTAT_SPRITE_ALIGNMENT_WALL | CSTAT_SPRITE_ALIGNMENT_FLOOR)))
+        {
+            loz = DoShadowFindGroundPoint(tsp);
+        }
     }
 
     // need to find the ground here