diff --git a/src/playsim/p_mobj.cpp b/src/playsim/p_mobj.cpp
index 8ca3867661..7416221270 100644
--- a/src/playsim/p_mobj.cpp
+++ b/src/playsim/p_mobj.cpp
@@ -584,7 +584,7 @@ bool AActor::SetState (FState *newstate, bool nofunction)
 		newstate = newstate->GetNextState();
 	} while (tics == 0);
 
-	if (GetInfo()->LightAssociations.Size() || (newstate && newstate->Light > 0))
+	if (GetInfo()->LightAssociations.Size() || (state && state->Light > 0))
 	{
 		flags8 |= MF8_RECREATELIGHTS;
 		Level->flags3 |= LEVEL3_LIGHTCREATED;