diff --git a/source/duke3d/src/actors.cpp b/source/duke3d/src/actors.cpp
index abc82eed3..453a45aa1 100644
--- a/source/duke3d/src/actors.cpp
+++ b/source/duke3d/src/actors.cpp
@@ -8177,29 +8177,33 @@ ACTOR_STATIC void G_MoveEffectors(void)   //STATNUM 3
             {
                 walltype *pWall = &wall[pData[2]];
 
-                if (pWall->cstat|32)
+#if 0
+                // Due to a typo in the original source code, this block never executes.
+                if (!(pWall->cstat & 32))
                 {
-                    pWall->cstat &= (255-32);
-                    pWall->cstat |= 16;
+                    pWall->overpicnum++;
                     if (pWall->nextwall >= 0)
+                        wall[pWall->nextwall].overpicnum++;
+
+                    if (pData[0] < pData[1]) pData[0]++;
+                    else
                     {
-                        wall[pWall->nextwall].cstat &= (255-32);
-                        wall[pWall->nextwall].cstat |= 16;
+                        pWall->cstat &= (128+32+8+4+2);
+                        if (pWall->nextwall >= 0)
+                            wall[pWall->nextwall].cstat &= (128+32+8+4+2);
+                        DELETE_SPRITE_AND_CONTINUE(spriteNum);
                     }
+
+                    break;
                 }
-                else break;
+#endif
 
-                pWall->overpicnum++;
+                pWall->cstat &= (255-32);
+                pWall->cstat |= 16;
                 if (pWall->nextwall >= 0)
-                    wall[pWall->nextwall].overpicnum++;
-
-                if (pData[0] < pData[1]) pData[0]++;
-                else
                 {
-                    pWall->cstat &= (128+32+8+4+2);
-                    if (pWall->nextwall >= 0)
-                        wall[pWall->nextwall].cstat &= (128+32+8+4+2);
-                    DELETE_SPRITE_AND_CONTINUE(spriteNum);
+                    wall[pWall->nextwall].cstat &= (255-32);
+                    wall[pWall->nextwall].cstat |= 16;
                 }
             }
             break;