diff --git a/source/duke3d/src/game.cpp b/source/duke3d/src/game.cpp
index 71fbc903b..acd519e4e 100644
--- a/source/duke3d/src/game.cpp
+++ b/source/duke3d/src/game.cpp
@@ -669,7 +669,8 @@ void G_HandleMirror(int32_t x, int32_t y, int32_t z, fix16_t a, fix16_t q16horiz
                 yax_preparedrawrooms();
                 didmirror = renderDrawRoomsQ16(tposx,tposy,z,tang,q16horiz,g_mirrorSector[i]+MAXSECTORS);
                 //POGO: if didmirror == 0, we may simply wish to abort instead of rendering with yax_drawrooms (which may require cleaning yax state)
-                yax_drawrooms(G_DoSpriteAnimations, g_mirrorSector[i], didmirror, smoothratio);
+                if (videoGetRenderMode() != REND_CLASSIC || didmirror)
+                    yax_drawrooms(G_DoSpriteAnimations, g_mirrorSector[i], didmirror, smoothratio);
             }
 #ifdef USE_OPENGL
             else