diff --git a/source/blood/src/actor.cpp b/source/blood/src/actor.cpp
index a90a22b14..84417f8c1 100644
--- a/source/blood/src/actor.cpp
+++ b/source/blood/src/actor.cpp
@@ -6059,7 +6059,7 @@ void actProcessSprites(void)
             GibSprite(pSprite, GIBTYPE_17, NULL, NULL);
             actPostSprite(pSprite->index, 1024);
         }
-        if (pTarget->extra && xsprite[pTarget->extra].health > 0)
+        if (pTarget->extra > 0 && xsprite[pTarget->extra].health > 0)
         {
             int x = pTarget->x+mulscale30r(Cos(pXSprite->goalAng+pTarget->ang), pTarget->clipdist*2);
             int y = pTarget->y+mulscale30r(Sin(pXSprite->goalAng+pTarget->ang), pTarget->clipdist*2);
diff --git a/source/blood/src/view.cpp b/source/blood/src/view.cpp
index 5eb0301c8..5b6d69e21 100644
--- a/source/blood/src/view.cpp
+++ b/source/blood/src/view.cpp
@@ -2174,7 +2174,7 @@ void viewProcessSprites(int32_t cX, int32_t cY, int32_t cZ, int32_t cA, int32_t
         sectortype *pSector = &sector[pTSprite->sectnum];
         XSECTOR *pXSector;
         int nShade = pTSprite->shade;
-        if (pSector->extra)
+        if (pSector->extra > 0)
         {
             pXSector = &xsector[pSector->extra];
         }