diff --git a/src/p_map.cpp b/src/p_map.cpp
index 33f69f201..13e31fed2 100644
--- a/src/p_map.cpp
+++ b/src/p_map.cpp
@@ -6246,7 +6246,7 @@ void P_CreateSecNodeList(AActor *thing)
 void AActor::UpdateRenderSectorList()
 {
 	static const double SPRITE_SPACE = 64.;
-	if (Pos() != OldRenderPos)
+	if (Pos() != OldRenderPos && !(flags & MF_NOSECTOR))
 	{
 		sector_t *sec = Sector;
 		double lasth = -FLT_MAX;
diff --git a/src/p_maputl.cpp b/src/p_maputl.cpp
index 759ab5d6c..f3dda49a9 100644
--- a/src/p_maputl.cpp
+++ b/src/p_maputl.cpp
@@ -499,6 +499,7 @@ void AActor::LinkToWorld(bool spawningmapthing, sector_t *sector)
 			}
 		}
 	}
+	UpdateRenderSectorList();
 }
 
 void AActor::SetOrigin(double x, double y, double z, bool moving)