diff --git a/src/polyrenderer/scene/poly_model.cpp b/src/polyrenderer/scene/poly_model.cpp
index 30bad72de..cba1c991b 100644
--- a/src/polyrenderer/scene/poly_model.cpp
+++ b/src/polyrenderer/scene/poly_model.cpp
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ void PolyRenderModel(PolyRenderThread *thread, const Mat4f &worldToClip, uint32_
 	bool foggy = false;
 	int actualextralight = foggy ? 0 : PolyRenderer::Instance()->Viewpoint.extralight << 4;
 	bool fullbrightSprite = ((actor->renderflags & RF_FULLBRIGHT) || (actor->flags5 & MF5_BRIGHT));
-	int lightlevel = fullbrightSprite ? 255 : actor->Sector->lightlevel + actualextralight;
+	renderer.lightlevel = fullbrightSprite ? 255 : actor->Sector->lightlevel + actualextralight;
 	renderer.visibility = PolyRenderer::Instance()->Light.SpriteGlobVis(foggy);
 
 	renderer.fillcolor = actor->fillcolor;
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ void PolyRenderHUDModel(PolyRenderThread *thread, const Mat4f &worldToClip, uint
 	bool foggy = false;
 	int actualextralight = foggy ? 0 : PolyRenderer::Instance()->Viewpoint.extralight << 4;
 	bool fullbrightSprite = isBright(psp);
-	int lightlevel = fullbrightSprite ? 255 : playermo->Sector->lightlevel + actualextralight;
+	renderer.lightlevel = fullbrightSprite ? 255 : playermo->Sector->lightlevel + actualextralight;
 	renderer.visibility = PolyRenderer::Instance()->Light.SpriteGlobVis(foggy);
 
 	PalEntry ThingColor = (playermo->RenderStyle.Flags & STYLEF_ColorIsFixed) ? playermo->fillcolor : 0xffffff;
diff --git a/src/swrenderer/things/r_model.cpp b/src/swrenderer/things/r_model.cpp
index fc6159fe1..611d75669 100644
--- a/src/swrenderer/things/r_model.cpp
+++ b/src/swrenderer/things/r_model.cpp
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ namespace swrenderer
 		bool foggy = false;
 		int actualextralight = foggy ? 0 : PolyRenderer::Instance()->Viewpoint.extralight << 4;
 		bool fullbrightSprite = ((actor->renderflags & RF_FULLBRIGHT) || (actor->flags5 & MF5_BRIGHT));
-		int lightlevel = fullbrightSprite ? 255 : actor->Sector->lightlevel + actualextralight;
+		renderer.lightlevel = fullbrightSprite ? 255 : actor->Sector->lightlevel + actualextralight;
 		renderer.visibility = PolyRenderer::Instance()->Light.SpriteGlobVis(foggy);
 
 		renderer.fillcolor = actor->fillcolor;
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ namespace swrenderer
 		bool foggy = false;
 		int actualextralight = foggy ? 0 : PolyRenderer::Instance()->Viewpoint.extralight << 4;
 		bool fullbrightSprite = isBright(psp);
-		int lightlevel = fullbrightSprite ? 255 : playermo->Sector->lightlevel + actualextralight;
+		renderer.lightlevel = fullbrightSprite ? 255 : playermo->Sector->lightlevel + actualextralight;
 		renderer.visibility = PolyRenderer::Instance()->Light.SpriteGlobVis(foggy);
 
 		PalEntry ThingColor = (playermo->RenderStyle.Flags & STYLEF_ColorIsFixed) ? playermo->fillcolor : 0xffffff;