diff --git a/source/sw/src/game.cpp b/source/sw/src/game.cpp
index 1a7ee4718..8ceeb16c0 100644
--- a/source/sw/src/game.cpp
+++ b/source/sw/src/game.cpp
@@ -586,8 +586,8 @@ void TerminateGame(void)
 
 bool LoadLevel(const char *filename)
 {
-    int16_t q16ang;
-    if (engineLoadBoard(filename, SW_SHAREWARE ? 1 : 0, (vec3_t *)&Player[0], &q16ang, &Player[0].cursectnum) == -1)
+    int16_t ang;
+    if (engineLoadBoard(filename, SW_SHAREWARE ? 1 : 0, (vec3_t *)&Player[0], &ang, &Player[0].cursectnum) == -1)
     {
 		Printf("Level not found: %s", filename);
 		return false;
@@ -596,7 +596,7 @@ bool LoadLevel(const char *filename)
     SECRET_SetMapName(currentLevel->DisplayName(), currentLevel->name);
     STAT_NewLevel(currentLevel->labelName);
 	return true;
-	Player[0].q16ang = fix16_from_int(q16ang);
+	Player[0].q16ang = fix16_from_int(ang);
 }
 
 void LoadDemoRun(void)