diff --git a/src/gl/models/gl_models.cpp b/src/gl/models/gl_models.cpp
index 22cc7479f8..bcf1d4f6a8 100644
--- a/src/gl/models/gl_models.cpp
+++ b/src/gl/models/gl_models.cpp
@@ -530,7 +530,6 @@ void gl_InitModels()
 				{
 					sc.ScriptError("MODELDEF: Unknown actor type '%s'\n", sc.String);
 				}
-				GetDefaultByType(smf.type)->hasmodel=true;
 				sc.MustGetStringName("{");
 				while (!sc.CheckString("}"))
 				{
@@ -744,6 +743,7 @@ void gl_InitModels()
 							if (map[c]) continue;
 							smf.frame=c;
 							SpriteModelFrames.Push(smf);
+							GetDefaultByType(smf.type)->hasmodel = true;
 							map[c]=1;
 						}
 					}