diff --git a/source/sw/src/player.cpp b/source/sw/src/player.cpp
index a035889a6..ef4f043a4 100644
--- a/source/sw/src/player.cpp
+++ b/source/sw/src/player.cpp
@@ -1830,7 +1830,8 @@ PlayerAutoLook(PLAYERp pp)
 
     if (!TEST(pp->Flags, PF_FLYING|PF_SWIMMING|PF_DIVING|PF_CLIMBING|PF_JUMPING|PF_FALLING))
     {
-        if (!TEST(pp->Flags, PF_MOUSE_AIMING_ON) && TEST(sector[pp->cursectnum].floorstat, FLOOR_STAT_SLOPE)) // If the floor is sloped
+        if ((PEDANTIC_MODE || !TEST(pp->Flags, PF_MOUSE_AIMING_ON))
+            && TEST(sector[pp->cursectnum].floorstat, FLOOR_STAT_SLOPE)) // If the floor is sloped
         {
             // Get a point, 512 units ahead of player's position
             x = pp->posx + (sintable[(fix16_to_int(pp->q16ang) + 512) & 2047] >> 5);