diff --git a/source/games/duke/src/actors_d.cpp b/source/games/duke/src/actors_d.cpp
index b8850354b..d950c1ec2 100644
--- a/source/games/duke/src/actors_d.cpp
+++ b/source/games/duke/src/actors_d.cpp
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ void hitradius_d(DDukeActor* actor, int  r, int  hp1, int  hp2, int  hp3, int  h
 					continue;
 				}
 
-				double dist = (actor->getPosWithOffsetZ() - act2->spr.pos).Length();
+				double dist = (act2->getPosWithOffsetZ() - actor->spr.pos).Length();
 
 				if (dist < radius && cansee(act2->spr.pos.plusZ(-8), act2->sector(), actor->spr.pos.plusZ(-12), actor->sector()))
 				{
diff --git a/source/games/duke/src/actors_r.cpp b/source/games/duke/src/actors_r.cpp
index 1873a86da..ecc45f194 100644
--- a/source/games/duke/src/actors_r.cpp
+++ b/source/games/duke/src/actors_r.cpp
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ void hitradius_r(DDukeActor* actor, int  r, int  hp1, int  hp2, int  hp3, int  h
 					continue;
 				}
 
-				double dist = (actor->getPosWithOffsetZ() - act2->spr.pos).Length();
+				double dist = (act2->getPosWithOffsetZ() - actor->spr.pos).Length();
 
 				if (dist < radius && cansee(act2->spr.pos.plusZ(-8), act2->sector(), actor->spr.pos.plusZ(-12), actor->sector()))
 				{