diff --git a/source/games/sw/src/panel.cpp b/source/games/sw/src/panel.cpp
index e5e5b2254..f51719d6d 100644
--- a/source/games/sw/src/panel.cpp
+++ b/source/games/sw/src/panel.cpp
@@ -6357,7 +6357,7 @@ void pWeaponBob(PANEL_SPRITEp psp, short condition)
     // Back up current coordinates for interpolating.
     psp->backupcoords();
 
-    psp->pos.X = psp->xorig + xdiff;
+    psp->pos.X = psp->bobpos.X + xdiff;
     psp->pos.Y = psp->yorig + ydiff + UziRecoilYadj;
 }
 
diff --git a/source/games/sw/src/panel.h b/source/games/sw/src/panel.h
index fbd00c65d..f416ece58 100644
--- a/source/games/sw/src/panel.h
+++ b/source/games/sw/src/panel.h
@@ -106,8 +106,7 @@ struct PANEL_SPRITEstruct
     PANEL_STATEp State, RetractState, PresentState, ActionState, RestState;
     PLAYERp PlayerP;
     // Do not change the order of this line
-    DVector2 pos, opos;
-    double xorig;
+    DVector2 pos, opos, bobpos;
     double yorig;                            // Do not change the order of this
     // line
 
@@ -134,7 +133,7 @@ struct PANEL_SPRITEstruct
     void backupx() { opos.X = pos.X; };
     void backupy() { opos.Y = pos.Y; };
     void backupcoords() { opos = pos; };
-    void backupbobx() { xorig = pos.X; };
+    void backupbobx() { bobpos.X = pos.X; };
     void backupboby() { yorig = pos.Y; };
     void backupbobcoords() { backupbobx(); backupboby(); };
 };
diff --git a/source/games/sw/src/save.cpp b/source/games/sw/src/save.cpp
index 732f8fa7f..fd19c2524 100644
--- a/source/games/sw/src/save.cpp
+++ b/source/games/sw/src/save.cpp
@@ -338,7 +338,7 @@ FSerializer& Serialize(FSerializer& arc, const char* keyname, PANEL_SPRITEstruct
 			("picnum", w.picnum)
 			("vel", w.vel)
 			("vel_adj", w.vel_adj)
-			("xorig", w.xorig)
+			("xorig", w.bobpos.X)
 			("yorig", w.yorig)
 			("flags", w.flags)
 			("priority", w.priority)