diff --git a/src/polyrenderer/scene/poly_playersprite.cpp b/src/polyrenderer/scene/poly_playersprite.cpp
index ded5a55b3..5baa7bda3 100644
--- a/src/polyrenderer/scene/poly_playersprite.cpp
+++ b/src/polyrenderer/scene/poly_playersprite.cpp
@@ -139,18 +139,22 @@ void RenderPolyPlayerSprites::RenderSprite(DPSprite *sprite, AActor *owner, floa
 		sy += wy;
 	}
 
+	double pspritexscale = centerxwide / 160.0;
+	double pspriteyscale = pspritexscale * swrenderer::YaspectMul;
+	double pspritexiscale = 1 / pspritexscale;
+
 	// calculate edges of the shape
 	double tx = sx - BaseXCenter;
 
 	tx -= tex->GetScaledLeftOffset();
-	int x1 = xs_RoundToInt(swrenderer::CenterX + tx * swrenderer::pspritexscale);
+	int x1 = xs_RoundToInt(swrenderer::CenterX + tx * pspritexscale);
 
 	// off the right side
 	if (x1 > viewwidth)
 		return;
 
 	tx += tex->GetScaledWidth();
-	int x2 = xs_RoundToInt(swrenderer::CenterX + tx * swrenderer::pspritexscale);
+	int x2 = xs_RoundToInt(swrenderer::CenterX + tx * pspritexscale);
 
 	// off the left side
 	if (x2 <= 0)
@@ -183,19 +187,19 @@ void RenderPolyPlayerSprites::RenderSprite(DPSprite *sprite, AActor *owner, floa
 
 	int clipped_x1 = MAX(x1, 0);
 	int clipped_x2 = MIN(x2, viewwidth);
-	double xscale = swrenderer::pspritexscale / tex->Scale.X;
-	double yscale = swrenderer::pspriteyscale / tex->Scale.Y;
+	double xscale = pspritexscale / tex->Scale.X;
+	double yscale = pspriteyscale / tex->Scale.Y;
 	uint32_t translation = 0; // [RH] Use default colors
 
 	double xiscale, startfrac;
 	if (flip)
 	{
-		xiscale = -swrenderer::pspritexiscale * tex->Scale.X;
+		xiscale = -pspritexiscale * tex->Scale.X;
 		startfrac = 1;
 	}
 	else
 	{
-		xiscale = swrenderer::pspritexiscale * tex->Scale.X;
+		xiscale = pspritexiscale * tex->Scale.X;
 		startfrac = 0;
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/swrenderer/r_main.cpp b/src/swrenderer/r_main.cpp
index 71031486a..771653fff 100644
--- a/src/swrenderer/r_main.cpp
+++ b/src/swrenderer/r_main.cpp
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@
 #include "version.h"
 #include "c_console.h"
 #include "r_memory.h"
+#include "swrenderer/things/r_playersprite.h"
 
 CVAR (String, r_viewsize, "", CVAR_NOSET)
 CVAR (Bool, r_shadercolormaps, true, CVAR_ARCHIVE)
@@ -345,9 +346,7 @@ void R_SWRSetWindow(int windowSize, int fullWidth, int fullHeight, int stHeight,
 	WallTMapScale2 = IYaspectMul / CenterX;
 
 	// psprite scales
-	pspritexscale = centerxwide / 160.0;
-	pspriteyscale = pspritexscale * YaspectMul;
-	pspritexiscale = 1 / pspritexscale;
+	R_SetupPlayerSpriteScale();
 
 	// thing clipping
 	fillshort (screenheightarray, viewwidth, (short)viewheight);
diff --git a/src/swrenderer/scene/r_things.cpp b/src/swrenderer/scene/r_things.cpp
index c91120c7f..c6b7ef90f 100644
--- a/src/swrenderer/scene/r_things.cpp
+++ b/src/swrenderer/scene/r_things.cpp
@@ -85,9 +85,6 @@ namespace swrenderer
 // This is not the same as the angle,
 //	which increases counter clockwise (protractor).
 //
-double 			pspritexscale;
-double	 		pspritexiscale;
-double			pspriteyscale;
 fixed_t			sky1scale;			// [RH] Sky 1 scale factor
 fixed_t			sky2scale;			// [RH] Sky 2 scale factor
 
diff --git a/src/swrenderer/scene/r_things.h b/src/swrenderer/scene/r_things.h
index f0d9c098a..ae7acce45 100644
--- a/src/swrenderer/scene/r_things.h
+++ b/src/swrenderer/scene/r_things.h
@@ -38,10 +38,6 @@ EXTERN_CVAR(Bool, r_fullbrightignoresectorcolor);
 namespace swrenderer
 {
 
-extern double			pspritexscale;
-extern double			pspritexiscale;
-extern double			pspriteyscale;
-
 extern FTexture			*WallSpriteTile;
 
 extern int spriteshade;
diff --git a/src/swrenderer/things/r_playersprite.cpp b/src/swrenderer/things/r_playersprite.cpp
index 0af6c0421..bd4556577 100644
--- a/src/swrenderer/things/r_playersprite.cpp
+++ b/src/swrenderer/things/r_playersprite.cpp
@@ -74,6 +74,17 @@ namespace swrenderer
 
 		TArray<vispsp_t> vispsprites;
 		unsigned int vispspindex;
+
+		double pspritexscale;
+		double pspritexiscale;
+		double pspriteyscale;
+	}
+
+	void R_SetupPlayerSpriteScale()
+	{
+		pspritexscale = centerxwide / 160.0;
+		pspriteyscale = pspritexscale * YaspectMul;
+		pspritexiscale = 1 / pspritexscale;
 	}
 
 	void R_DrawPlayerSprites()
diff --git a/src/swrenderer/things/r_playersprite.h b/src/swrenderer/things/r_playersprite.h
index 4569a5436..68e174654 100644
--- a/src/swrenderer/things/r_playersprite.h
+++ b/src/swrenderer/things/r_playersprite.h
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@
 
 namespace swrenderer
 {
+	void R_SetupPlayerSpriteScale();
+
 	void R_DrawPlayerSprites();
 	void R_DrawPSprite(DPSprite *pspr, AActor *owner, float bobx, float boby, double wx, double wy, double ticfrac);
 	void R_DrawRemainingPlayerSprites();