diff --git a/wadsrc/static/zscript/actors/player/player.zs b/wadsrc/static/zscript/actors/player/player.zs
index 0b7723a3b..1fa785f6e 100644
--- a/wadsrc/static/zscript/actors/player/player.zs
+++ b/wadsrc/static/zscript/actors/player/player.zs
@@ -1834,9 +1834,7 @@ class PlayerPawn : Actor
 		// BasicArmor must come right after that. It should not affect any
 		// other protection item as well but needs to process the damage
 		// before the HexenArmor does.
-		let barmor = BasicArmor(Spawn('BasicArmor'));
-		barmor.BecomeItem ();
-		AddInventory (barmor);
+		GiveInventoryType('BasicArmor');
 
 		// Now add the items from the DECORATE definition
 		let di = GetDropItems();
@@ -1885,7 +1883,7 @@ class PlayerPawn : Actor
 							// This problem is only detectable when it's too late to do something about it...
 							ThrowAbortException("Cannot give morph item '%s' when starting a game!", di.Name);
 						}
-						}
+					}
 					let weap = Weapon(item);
 					if (weap != NULL && weap.CheckAmmo(Weapon.EitherFire, false))
 					{