diff --git a/source/games/duke/src/actors.cpp b/source/games/duke/src/actors.cpp
index 2d1c98b53..ad0dc0b48 100644
--- a/source/games/duke/src/actors.cpp
+++ b/source/games/duke/src/actors.cpp
@@ -5141,7 +5141,7 @@ void fall_common(DDukeActor *actor, int playernum, int JIBS6, int DRONE, int BLO
 				}
 			}
 			if (actor->sector()->lotag == 1)
-				actor->add_int_z(gs.actorinfo[actor->spr.picnum].falladjustz);
+				actor->spr.pos.Z += gs.actorinfo[actor->spr.picnum].falladjustz;
 			else actor->vel.Z = 0;
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/source/games/duke/src/flags_d.cpp b/source/games/duke/src/flags_d.cpp
index 341d2ee99..7858d82f6 100644
--- a/source/games/duke/src/flags_d.cpp
+++ b/source/games/duke/src/flags_d.cpp
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ void initactorflags_d()
 
 	for (auto &fa : gs.actorinfo)
 	{
-		fa.falladjustz = 24 << 8;
+		fa.falladjustz = 24;
 	}
 	gs.actorinfo[OCTABRAIN].falladjustz = gs.actorinfo[COMMANDER].falladjustz = gs.actorinfo[DRONE].falladjustz = 0;
 
diff --git a/source/games/duke/src/flags_r.cpp b/source/games/duke/src/flags_r.cpp
index d20f72638..407eec73a 100644
--- a/source/games/duke/src/flags_r.cpp
+++ b/source/games/duke/src/flags_r.cpp
@@ -112,13 +112,13 @@ void initactorflags_r()
 
 	for (auto& fa : gs.actorinfo)
 	{
-		fa.falladjustz = 24 << 8;
+		fa.falladjustz = 24;
 	}
 	if (isRRRA())
 	{
-		gs.actorinfo[HULKBOAT].falladjustz = 12 << 8;
-		gs.actorinfo[MINIONBOAT].falladjustz = 3 << 8;
-		gs.actorinfo[CHEERBOAT].falladjustz = gs.actorinfo[EMPTYBOAT].falladjustz = 6 << 8;
+		gs.actorinfo[HULKBOAT].falladjustz = 12;
+		gs.actorinfo[MINIONBOAT].falladjustz = 3;
+		gs.actorinfo[CHEERBOAT].falladjustz = gs.actorinfo[EMPTYBOAT].falladjustz = 6;
 	}
 	gs.actorinfo[DRONE].falladjustz = 0;