diff --git a/src/g_shared/a_action.cpp b/src/g_shared/a_action.cpp
index c283b5720..1149bc2c3 100644
--- a/src/g_shared/a_action.cpp
+++ b/src/g_shared/a_action.cpp
@@ -350,7 +350,6 @@ CUSTOM_CVAR(Int, sv_corpsequeuesize, 64, CVAR_ARCHIVE|CVAR_SERVERINFO)
 		while (first != NULL && first->Count > (DWORD)self)
 		{
 			DCorpsePointer *next = iterator.Next ();
-			next->Count = first->Count;
 			first->Destroy ();
 			first = next;
 		}
@@ -373,9 +372,8 @@ DCorpsePointer::DCorpsePointer (AActor *ptr)
 		if (first->Count >= (DWORD)sv_corpsequeuesize)
 		{
 			DCorpsePointer *next = iterator.Next ();
-			next->Count = first->Count;
 			first->Destroy ();
-			return;
+			first = next;
 		}
 	}
 	++first->Count;