diff --git a/source/games/duke/src/actors.cpp b/source/games/duke/src/actors.cpp
index 8d90c92b7..fabe74ca4 100644
--- a/source/games/duke/src/actors.cpp
+++ b/source/games/duke/src/actors.cpp
@@ -375,7 +375,7 @@ void movedummyplayers(void)
 		}
 
 		act->spr.pos.X += (ps[p].posX() - ps[p].PlayerOldPosition.X);
-		act->spr.pos.Y += (ps[p].PlayerNowPosition.Y - ps[p].PlayerOldPosition.Y);
+		act->spr.pos.Y += (ps[p].posY() - ps[p].PlayerOldPosition.Y);
 		SetActor(act, act->spr.pos);
 	}
 }
@@ -1869,7 +1869,7 @@ void handle_se00(DDukeActor* actor)
 				ps[p].bobpos += (result - ps[p].posXY());
 
 				ps[p].posX() = result.X;
-				ps[p].PlayerNowPosition.Y = result.Y;
+				ps[p].posY() = result.Y;
 
 				auto psp = ps[p].GetActor();
 				if (psp->spr.extra <= 0)
diff --git a/source/games/duke/src/actors_d.cpp b/source/games/duke/src/actors_d.cpp
index 670dd1ec7..41bd670b3 100644
--- a/source/games/duke/src/actors_d.cpp
+++ b/source/games/duke/src/actors_d.cpp
@@ -1368,7 +1368,7 @@ void movetransports_d(void)
 							(ps[p].jetpack_on && PlayerInput(p, SB_CROUCH)))
 						{
 							ps[p].posX() += Owner->spr.pos.X - act->spr.pos.X;
-							ps[p].PlayerNowPosition.Y += Owner->spr.pos.Y - act->spr.pos.Y;
+							ps[p].posY() += Owner->spr.pos.Y - act->spr.pos.Y;
 							ps[p].backupxy();
 
 							if (ps[p].jetpack_on && (PlayerInput(p, SB_JUMP) || ps[p].jetpack_on < 11))
@@ -1426,7 +1426,7 @@ void movetransports_d(void)
 					if (k == 1)
 					{
 						ps[p].posX() += Owner->spr.pos.X - act->spr.pos.X;
-						ps[p].PlayerNowPosition.Y += Owner->spr.pos.Y - act->spr.pos.Y;
+						ps[p].posY() += Owner->spr.pos.Y - act->spr.pos.Y;
 						ps[p].backupxy();
 
 						if (!Owner || Owner->GetOwner() != Owner)
diff --git a/source/games/duke/src/actors_r.cpp b/source/games/duke/src/actors_r.cpp
index 174f57aa8..8fab05bad 100644
--- a/source/games/duke/src/actors_r.cpp
+++ b/source/games/duke/src/actors_r.cpp
@@ -1253,7 +1253,7 @@ void movetransports_r(void)
 							(ps[p].jetpack_on && PlayerInput(p, SB_CROUCH)))
 						{
 							ps[p].posX() += Owner->spr.pos.X - act->spr.pos.X;
-							ps[p].PlayerNowPosition.Y += Owner->spr.pos.Y - act->spr.pos.Y;
+							ps[p].posY() += Owner->spr.pos.Y - act->spr.pos.Y;
 							ps[p].backupxy();
 
 							if (ps[p].jetpack_on && (PlayerInput(p, SB_JUMP) || ps[p].jetpack_on < 11))
@@ -1320,7 +1320,7 @@ void movetransports_r(void)
 					if (k == 1)
 					{
 						ps[p].posX() += Owner->spr.pos.X - act->spr.pos.X;
-						ps[p].PlayerNowPosition.Y += Owner->spr.pos.Y - act->spr.pos.Y;
+						ps[p].posY() += Owner->spr.pos.Y - act->spr.pos.Y;
 						ps[p].backupxy();
 
 						if (Owner->GetOwner() != Owner)
@@ -1335,7 +1335,7 @@ void movetransports_r(void)
 					else if (isRRRA() && k == 2)
 					{
 						ps[p].PlayerOldPosition.X = ps[p].posX() += Owner->spr.pos.X - act->spr.pos.X;
-						ps[p].PlayerOldPosition.Y = ps[p].PlayerNowPosition.Y += Owner->spr.pos.Y - act->spr.pos.Y;
+						ps[p].PlayerOldPosition.Y = ps[p].posY() += Owner->spr.pos.Y - act->spr.pos.Y;
 						ps[p].backupxy();
 
 						if (Owner->GetOwner() != Owner)
diff --git a/source/games/duke/src/gameexec.cpp b/source/games/duke/src/gameexec.cpp
index 86a4bef92..a78331a5c 100644
--- a/source/games/duke/src/gameexec.cpp
+++ b/source/games/duke/src/gameexec.cpp
@@ -330,7 +330,7 @@ void DoPlayer(bool bSet, int lVar1, int lLabelID, int lVar2, DDukeActor* sActor,
 		break;
 
 	case PLAYER_POSY:
-		if (!bSet) SetGameVarID(lVar2, int(ps[iPlayer].PlayerNowPosition.Y * (1 / maptoworld)), sActor, sPlayer);
+		if (!bSet) SetGameVarID(lVar2, int(ps[iPlayer].posY() * (1 / maptoworld)), sActor, sPlayer);
 		break;
 
 	case PLAYER_POSZ:
diff --git a/source/games/duke/src/player.cpp b/source/games/duke/src/player.cpp
index 21117f71e..90a554429 100644
--- a/source/games/duke/src/player.cpp
+++ b/source/games/duke/src/player.cpp
@@ -508,7 +508,7 @@ void footprints(int snum)
 			{
 				if (act->spr.picnum == TILE_FOOTPRINTS || act->spr.picnum == TILE_FOOTPRINTS2 || act->spr.picnum == TILE_FOOTPRINTS3 || act->spr.picnum == TILE_FOOTPRINTS4)
 					if (abs(act->spr.pos.X - p->posX()) < 24)
-						if (abs(act->spr.pos.Y - p->PlayerNowPosition.Y) < 24)
+						if (abs(act->spr.pos.Y - p->posY()) < 24)
 						{
 							j = 1;
 							break;
@@ -766,12 +766,12 @@ void player_struct::backuppos(bool noclipping)
 	if (!noclipping)
 	{
 		PlayerOldPosition.X = posX();
-		PlayerOldPosition.Y = PlayerNowPosition.Y;
+		PlayerOldPosition.Y = posY();
 	}
 	else
 	{
 		posX() = PlayerOldPosition.X;
-		PlayerNowPosition.Y = PlayerOldPosition.Y;
+		posY() = PlayerOldPosition.Y;
 	}
 
 	PlayerOldPosition.Z = PlayerNowPosition.Z;
diff --git a/source/games/duke/src/player_r.cpp b/source/games/duke/src/player_r.cpp
index ce273a6c0..7167365ee 100644
--- a/source/games/duke/src/player_r.cpp
+++ b/source/games/duke/src/player_r.cpp
@@ -3991,7 +3991,7 @@ void OnMotorcycle(player_struct *p, DDukeActor* motosprite)
 		if (motosprite)
 		{
 			p->posX() = motosprite->spr.pos.X;
-			p->PlayerNowPosition.Y = motosprite->spr.pos.Y;
+			p->posY() = motosprite->spr.pos.Y;
 			p->angle.ang = motosprite->spr.angle;
 			p->ammo_amount[MOTORCYCLE_WEAPON] = motosprite->saved_ammo;
 			motosprite->Destroy();
@@ -4066,7 +4066,7 @@ void OnBoat(player_struct *p, DDukeActor* boat)
 		if (boat)
 		{
 			p->posX() = boat->spr.pos.X;
-			p->PlayerNowPosition.Y = boat->spr.pos.Y;
+			p->posY() = boat->spr.pos.Y;
 			p->angle.ang = boat->spr.angle;
 			p->ammo_amount[BOAT_WEAPON] = boat->saved_ammo;
 			boat->Destroy();
diff --git a/source/games/duke/src/savegame.cpp b/source/games/duke/src/savegame.cpp
index b11a558cb..afdd82a67 100644
--- a/source/games/duke/src/savegame.cpp
+++ b/source/games/duke/src/savegame.cpp
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ FSerializer& Serialize(FSerializer& arc, const char* keyname, player_struct& w,
 	if (arc.BeginObject(keyname))
 	{
 		arc("posx", w.posX())
-			("posy", w.PlayerNowPosition.Y)
+			("posy", w.posY())
 			("posz", w.PlayerNowPosition.Z)
 			("angle", w.angle)
 			("horizon", w.horizon)
diff --git a/source/games/duke/src/types.h b/source/games/duke/src/types.h
index 6897d6221..4716922f3 100644
--- a/source/games/duke/src/types.h
+++ b/source/games/duke/src/types.h
@@ -362,6 +362,10 @@ struct player_struct
 	{
 		return PlayerNowPosition.X;
 	}
+	double& posY()
+	{
+		return PlayerNowPosition.Y;
+	}
 	DVector2& posXY()
 	{
 		return PlayerNowPosition.XY();