diff --git a/polymer/build/src/engine.c b/polymer/build/src/engine.c
index 129070bde..83783d87e 100644
--- a/polymer/build/src/engine.c
+++ b/polymer/build/src/engine.c
@@ -3190,11 +3190,9 @@ static void drawsprite(int snum)
         bglEnable(GL_ALPHA_TEST);
         bglEnable(GL_BLEND);
         bglEnable(GL_POLYGON_OFFSET_FILL);
-        bglEnable(GL_CULL_FACE);
 
         polymer_drawsprite(snum);
 
-        bglDisable(GL_CULL_FACE);
         bglDisable(GL_POLYGON_OFFSET_FILL);
         bglDisable(GL_BLEND);
         bglDisable(GL_ALPHA_TEST);
diff --git a/polymer/build/src/polymer.c b/polymer/build/src/polymer.c
index 718a0479f..b3f692dba 100644
--- a/polymer/build/src/polymer.c
+++ b/polymer/build/src/polymer.c
@@ -614,10 +614,16 @@ void                polymer_drawsprite(int snum)
     bglBindTexture(GL_TEXTURE_2D, glpic);
     bglColor4f(color[0], color[1], color[2], color[3]);
 
+    if (tspr->cstat & 64)
+        bglEnable(GL_CULL_FACE);
+
     bglVertexPointer(3, GL_FLOAT, 5 * sizeof(GLfloat), curspritedata);
     bglTexCoordPointer(2, GL_FLOAT, 5 * sizeof(GLfloat), &curspritedata[3]);
     bglDrawArrays(GL_QUADS, 0, 4);
 
+    if (tspr->cstat & 64)
+        bglDisable(GL_CULL_FACE);
+
     bglLoadIdentity();
     bglMatrixMode(GL_MODELVIEW);
     bglPopMatrix();