diff --git a/source/duke3d/src/player.cpp b/source/duke3d/src/player.cpp
index 7eae47504..7e77fd03f 100644
--- a/source/duke3d/src/player.cpp
+++ b/source/duke3d/src/player.cpp
@@ -3374,7 +3374,7 @@ void P_GetInput(int const playerNum)
     }
 
     if (thisPlayer.horizSkew)
-        pPlayer->q16horiz = fix16_sadd(pPlayer->q16horiz, fix16_from_dbl(scaleAdjustmentToInterval(fix16_to_dbl(thisPlayer.horizSkew))));
+        pPlayer->q16horiz = fix16_sadd(pPlayer->q16horiz, fix16_from_dbl(scaleAdjustmentToInterval(thisPlayer.horizSkew)));
 
     pPlayer->q16horiz = fix16_clamp(pPlayer->q16horiz, F16(HORIZ_MIN), F16(HORIZ_MAX));
 }
@@ -5747,7 +5747,7 @@ RECHECK:
 
     if (pPlayer->hard_landing > 0)
     {
-        thisPlayer.horizSkew = fix16_from_int(-(pPlayer->hard_landing << 4));
+        thisPlayer.horizSkew = -(pPlayer->hard_landing << 4);
         pPlayer->hard_landing--;
     }
 
@@ -5776,7 +5776,7 @@ RECHECK:
 #ifndef EDUKE32_STANDALONE
     if (!FURY && pPlayer->knee_incs > 0)
     {
-        thisPlayer.horizSkew = F16(-48);
+        thisPlayer.horizSkew = -48;
         thisPlayer.horizRecenter = true;
         pPlayer->return_to_center = 9;
 
diff --git a/source/duke3d/src/player.h b/source/duke3d/src/player.h
index d2a13d24e..9fb02977e 100644
--- a/source/duke3d/src/player.h
+++ b/source/duke3d/src/player.h
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ typedef struct
 
     bool    horizRecenter;
     float   horizAngleAdjust;
-    fix16_t horizSkew;
+    int8_t  horizSkew;
 
     int32_t netsynctime;
     int16_t ping, filler;