diff --git a/polymer/eduke32/build/include/mdsprite.h b/polymer/eduke32/build/include/mdsprite.h
index 0a80df549..1e2735914 100644
--- a/polymer/eduke32/build/include/mdsprite.h
+++ b/polymer/eduke32/build/include/mdsprite.h
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ typedef struct
 
 EXTERN mdmodel_t **models;
 
-void updateanimation(md2model_t *m, const spritetype *tspr);
+void updateanimation(md2model_t *m, const spritetype *tspr, uint8_t lpal);
 int32_t mdloadskin(md2model_t *m, int32_t number, int32_t pal, int32_t surf);
 void mdinit(void);
 void freeallmodels(void);
diff --git a/polymer/eduke32/build/src/mdsprite.c b/polymer/eduke32/build/src/mdsprite.c
index a2e69a116..e46097a98 100644
--- a/polymer/eduke32/build/src/mdsprite.c
+++ b/polymer/eduke32/build/src/mdsprite.c
@@ -919,12 +919,11 @@ int32_t mdloadskin(md2model_t *m, int32_t number, int32_t pal, int32_t surf)
 }
 
 //Note: even though it says md2model, it works for both md2model&md3model
-void updateanimation(md2model_t *m, const spritetype *tspr)
+void updateanimation(md2model_t *m, const spritetype *tspr, uint8_t lpal)
 {
     mdanim_t *anim;
     int32_t i, j, k;
     int32_t fps;
-    char lpal = (tspr->owner >= MAXSPRITES) ? tspr->pal : sprite[tspr->owner].pal;
 
     if (m->numframes < 2)
     {
@@ -1905,14 +1904,14 @@ static int32_t md3draw(md3model_t *m, const spritetype *tspr)
     void               *vbotemp;
     point3d            *vertexhandle = NULL;
     uint16_t     *indexhandle;
-    char lpal = (tspr->owner >= MAXSPRITES) ? tspr->pal : sprite[tspr->owner].pal;
+    uint8_t lpal = (tspr->owner >= MAXSPRITES) ? tspr->pal : sprite[tspr->owner].pal;
 
     if (r_vbos && (m->vbos == NULL))
         mdloadvbos(m);
 
     //    if ((tspr->cstat&48) == 32) return 0;
 
-    updateanimation((md2model_t *)m,tspr);
+    updateanimation((md2model_t *)m, tspr, lpal);
 
     //create current&next frame's vertex list from whole list
 
diff --git a/polymer/eduke32/build/src/polymer.c b/polymer/eduke32/build/src/polymer.c
index 31abd61c6..baa8855ab 100644
--- a/polymer/eduke32/build/src/polymer.c
+++ b/polymer/eduke32/build/src/polymer.c
@@ -3896,7 +3896,7 @@ static void         polymer_drawmdsprite(spritetype *tspr)
     mdskinmap_t*    sk;
     float           *v0, *v1;
     md3surf_t       *s;
-    char            lpal, targetpal, usinghighpal, foundpalskin;
+    char            targetpal, usinghighpal, foundpalskin;
     float           spos2[3], spos[3], tspos[3], lpos[3], tlpos[3], vec[3], mat[4][4];
     float           ang;
     float           scale;
@@ -3909,10 +3909,10 @@ static void         polymer_drawmdsprite(spritetype *tspr)
     char            modellightcount;
     uint8_t         curpriority;
 
-    m = (md3model_t*)models[tile2model[Ptile2tile(tspr->picnum,sprite[tspr->owner].pal)].modelid];
-    updateanimation((md2model_t *)m,tspr);
+    uint8_t lpal = (tspr->owner >= MAXSPRITES) ? tspr->pal : sprite[tspr->owner].pal;
 
-    lpal = (tspr->owner >= MAXSPRITES) ? tspr->pal : sprite[tspr->owner].pal;
+    m = (md3model_t*)models[tile2model[Ptile2tile(tspr->picnum,lpal)].modelid];
+    updateanimation((md2model_t *)m,tspr,lpal);
 
     if ((pr_vbos > 1) && (m->indices == NULL))
         polymer_loadmodelvbos(m);