diff --git a/src/shared/NSRenderableEntity.qc b/src/shared/NSRenderableEntity.qc
index e86bff3f..27786ccb 100644
--- a/src/shared/NSRenderableEntity.qc
+++ b/src/shared/NSRenderableEntity.qc
@@ -616,7 +616,8 @@ NSRenderableEntity::predraw(void)
 	}
 
 	if (traileffectnum) {
-		trailparticles(traileffectnum, this, oldorigin, origin);
+		if (oldorigin != g_vec_null)
+			trailparticles(traileffectnum, this, oldorigin, origin);
 	}
 	oldorigin = origin;