diff --git a/source/games/duke/src/sbar_d.cpp b/source/games/duke/src/sbar_d.cpp
index 8920922b1..ec36c4a26 100644
--- a/source/games/duke/src/sbar_d.cpp
+++ b/source/games/duke/src/sbar_d.cpp
@@ -153,24 +153,26 @@ public:
 		int weapon = p->curr_weapon;
 		if (weapon == HANDREMOTE_WEAPON) weapon = HANDBOMB_WEAPON;
 
-		if (p->curr_weapon != KNEE_WEAPON && (!althud_flashing || (int)totalclock & 32 || p->ammo_amount[weapon] > (max_ammo_amount[weapon] / 10)))
+		int wicon = ammo_sprites[p->curr_weapon];
+		if (wicon > 0)
 		{
 			format.Format("%d", p->ammo_amount[weapon]);
-			SBar_DrawString(this, &numberFont, format, -3, -numberFont.mFont->GetHeight() + 4.5, DI_TEXT_ALIGN_RIGHT, CR_UNTRANSLATED, 1, 0, 0, 1, 1);
+			auto imgWeap = tileGetTexture(wicon);
+			auto weapScale = imgScale / imgWeap->GetDisplayHeight();
+			auto imgX = 20.;
+			auto strlen = format.Len();
 
-			int wicon = ammo_sprites[p->curr_weapon];
-			if (wicon > 0)
+			if (strlen > 1)
 			{
-				auto imgWeap = tileGetTexture(wicon);
-				auto weapScale = imgScale / imgWeap->GetDisplayHeight();
-				auto imgX = 20.;
-				auto strlen = format.Len();
-				if (strlen > 1)
-				{
-					imgX += (imgX * 0.6) * (strlen - 1);
-				}
-				DrawGraphic(imgWeap, -imgX, -1.5, DI_ITEM_RIGHT_BOTTOM, 1, -1, -1, weapScale, weapScale);
+				imgX += (imgX * 0.6) * (strlen - 1);
 			}
+
+			if (p->curr_weapon != KNEE_WEAPON && (!althud_flashing || (int)totalclock & 32 || p->ammo_amount[weapon] > (max_ammo_amount[weapon] / 10)))
+			{
+				SBar_DrawString(this, &numberFont, format, -3, -numberFont.mFont->GetHeight() + 4.5, DI_TEXT_ALIGN_RIGHT, CR_UNTRANSLATED, 1, 0, 0, 1, 1);
+			}
+
+			DrawGraphic(imgWeap, -imgX, -1.5, DI_ITEM_RIGHT_BOTTOM, 1, -1, -1, weapScale, weapScale);
 		}
 
 		//