diff --git a/source/sw/src/player.cpp b/source/sw/src/player.cpp
index 39d272e58..7a768d971 100644
--- a/source/sw/src/player.cpp
+++ b/source/sw/src/player.cpp
@@ -5595,6 +5595,9 @@ DoPlayerStopOperate(PLAYERp pp)
             pp->q16ang = pp->oq16ang = IntToFixed(pp->remote_sprite->ang);
         else
             pp->q16ang = pp->oq16ang = gethiq16angle(pp->sop_remote->xmid - pp->posx, pp->sop_remote->ymid - pp->posy);
+
+        if (!cl_syncinput)
+            pp->angTarget = 0;
     }
 
     if (pp->sop_control)