diff --git a/source/games/duke/src/premap.cpp b/source/games/duke/src/premap.cpp
index 35a6e6ca2..10891de9e 100644
--- a/source/games/duke/src/premap.cpp
+++ b/source/games/duke/src/premap.cpp
@@ -858,7 +858,6 @@ static int LoadTheMap(MapRecord *mi, struct player_struct *p, int gamemode)
     allignwarpelevators();
     resetpspritevars(gamemode);
 
-    if (!r_precache) return 0;
     if (isRR()) cacheit_r(); else cacheit_d();
     return 0;
 }
diff --git a/source/games/duke/src/premap_d.cpp b/source/games/duke/src/premap_d.cpp
index c484017cd..2d1c9f61a 100644
--- a/source/games/duke/src/premap_d.cpp
+++ b/source/games/duke/src/premap_d.cpp
@@ -232,6 +232,7 @@ static void cachegoodsprites(void)
 
 void cacheit_d(void)
 {
+	if (!r_precache) return;
 	int i;
 
 	cachegoodsprites();