diff --git a/code/cgame/cg_ents.c b/code/cgame/cg_ents.c
index 356196e8..90cd1ae0 100644
--- a/code/cgame/cg_ents.c
+++ b/code/cgame/cg_ents.c
@@ -352,6 +352,7 @@ static void CG_Item( centity_t *cent ) {
 #ifdef MISSIONPACK
 	if ( item->giType == IT_WEAPON && wi && wi->barrelModel ) {
 		refEntity_t	barrel;
+		vec3_t		angles;
 
 		memset( &barrel, 0, sizeof( barrel ) );
 
@@ -361,9 +362,13 @@ static void CG_Item( centity_t *cent ) {
 		barrel.shadowPlane = ent.shadowPlane;
 		barrel.renderfx = ent.renderfx;
 
+		angles[YAW] = 0;
+		angles[PITCH] = 0;
+		angles[ROLL] = 0;
+		AnglesToAxis( angles, barrel.axis );
+
 		CG_PositionRotatedEntityOnTag( &barrel, &ent, wi->weaponModel, "tag_barrel" );
 
-		AxisCopy( ent.axis, barrel.axis );
 		barrel.nonNormalizedAxes = ent.nonNormalizedAxes;
 
 		trap_R_AddRefEntityToScene( &barrel );