diff --git a/polymer/eduke32/source/anim.h b/polymer/eduke32/source/anim.h
index 2267b82a2..a60246628 100644
--- a/polymer/eduke32/source/anim.h
+++ b/polymer/eduke32/source/anim.h
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
 #ifndef __anim_h__
 #define __anim_h__
 
-#define NUM_HARDCODED_ANIMS 12
+#define NUM_HARDCODED_ANIMS 11
 
 # ifdef USE_LIBVPX
 extern uint16_t anim_hi_numsounds[NUM_HARDCODED_ANIMS], *anim_hi_sounds[NUM_HARDCODED_ANIMS];
diff --git a/polymer/eduke32/source/game.c b/polymer/eduke32/source/game.c
index 3f968523c..e193a18c9 100644
--- a/polymer/eduke32/source/game.c
+++ b/polymer/eduke32/source/game.c
@@ -9498,6 +9498,8 @@ static int32_t parsedefinitions_game(scriptfile *script, int32_t preload)
                 // NUM_HARDCODED_ANIMS
             };
 
+            EDUKE32_STATIC_ASSERT(ARRAY_SIZE(hardcoded_anim_tokens) == NUM_HARDCODED_ANIMS);
+
             animnum = getatoken(script, hardcoded_anim_tokens, NUM_HARDCODED_ANIMS);
             if ((unsigned)animnum >= NUM_HARDCODED_ANIMS)
                 initprintf("Error: expected a hardcoded anim file name (sans extension) on line %s:%d\n",