diff --git a/src/swrenderer/scene/r_scene.cpp b/src/swrenderer/scene/r_scene.cpp
index cdfcc8d82f..18c5137df1 100644
--- a/src/swrenderer/scene/r_scene.cpp
+++ b/src/swrenderer/scene/r_scene.cpp
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@
 #include "swrenderer/drawers/r_thread.h"
 #include "swrenderer/r_memory.h"
 #include "swrenderer/r_renderthread.h"
+#include "swrenderer/things/r_playersprite.h"
 
 EXTERN_CVAR(Bool, r_shadercolormaps)
 EXTERN_CVAR(Int, r_clearbuffer)
@@ -153,6 +154,7 @@ namespace swrenderer
 		}
 
 		RenderThreadSlices();
+		MainThread()->PlayerSprites->Render();
 		RenderDrawQueues();
 
 		camera->renderflags = savedflags;
diff --git a/src/swrenderer/scene/r_translucent_pass.cpp b/src/swrenderer/scene/r_translucent_pass.cpp
index d102d6c187..d4bbb16820 100644
--- a/src/swrenderer/scene/r_translucent_pass.cpp
+++ b/src/swrenderer/scene/r_translucent_pass.cpp
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@
 #include "swrenderer/things/r_particle.h"
 #include "swrenderer/things/r_sprite.h"
 #include "swrenderer/things/r_wallsprite.h"
-#include "swrenderer/things/r_playersprite.h"
 #include "swrenderer/segments/r_drawsegment.h"
 #include "swrenderer/scene/r_portal.h"
 #include "swrenderer/scene/r_translucent_pass.h"
@@ -213,7 +212,5 @@ namespace swrenderer
 			clip3d->DeleteHeights();
 			clip3d->fake3D = 0;
 		}
-
-		Thread->PlayerSprites->Render();
 	}
 }