diff --git a/src/polyrenderer/scene/poly_playersprite.cpp b/src/polyrenderer/scene/poly_playersprite.cpp
index faf2f2a9a3..5626e6f7bb 100644
--- a/src/polyrenderer/scene/poly_playersprite.cpp
+++ b/src/polyrenderer/scene/poly_playersprite.cpp
@@ -354,7 +354,8 @@ void RenderPolyPlayerSprites::RenderSprite(PolyRenderThread *thread, DPSprite *p
 			invertcolormap = !invertcolormap;
 		}
 
-		bool fullbright = !foggy && pspr->GetState()->GetFullbright();
+		const FState* const psprState = pspr->GetState();
+		bool fullbright = !foggy && (psprState == nullptr ? false : psprState->GetFullbright());
 		bool fadeToBlack = (vis.RenderStyle.Flags & STYLEF_FadeToBlack) != 0;
 
 		vis.Light.SetColormap(0, spriteshade, basecolormap, fullbright, invertcolormap, fadeToBlack);
diff --git a/src/swrenderer/things/r_playersprite.cpp b/src/swrenderer/things/r_playersprite.cpp
index b0021ca328..240f8e0c2e 100644
--- a/src/swrenderer/things/r_playersprite.cpp
+++ b/src/swrenderer/things/r_playersprite.cpp
@@ -357,7 +357,8 @@ namespace swrenderer
 				invertcolormap = !invertcolormap;
 			}
 
-			bool fullbright = !foggy && pspr->GetState()->GetFullbright();
+			const FState* const psprState = pspr->GetState();
+			bool fullbright = !foggy && (psprState == nullptr ? false : psprState->GetFullbright());
 			bool fadeToBlack = (vis.RenderStyle.Flags & STYLEF_FadeToBlack) != 0;
 
 			vis.Light.SetColormap(0, spriteshade, basecolormap, fullbright, invertcolormap, fadeToBlack);