diff --git a/source/games/blood/src/actor.cpp b/source/games/blood/src/actor.cpp
index 790ac3470..9ac3db99d 100644
--- a/source/games/blood/src/actor.cpp
+++ b/source/games/blood/src/actor.cpp
@@ -5872,7 +5872,7 @@ static void actCheckProjectiles()
 //
 //
 //---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-static TArray<int> affectedXWalls; // keep this outside the function so that it only needs to be allocated once
+static TArray<walltype*> affectedXWalls; // keep this outside the function so that it only needs to be allocated once
 
 static void actCheckExplosion()
 {
@@ -5912,9 +5912,9 @@ static void actCheckExplosion()
 		const bool newSectCheckMethod = !cl_bloodvanillaexplosions && Owner && Owner->IsDudeActor() && !VanillaMode(); // use new sector checking logic
 		auto sectorMap = GetClosestSpriteSectors(nSector, x, y, radius, &affectedXWalls, newSectCheckMethod);
 
-		for (auto& nWall : affectedXWalls)
+		for (auto pWall : affectedXWalls)
 		{
-			trTriggerWall(&wall[nWall], kCmdWallImpact);
+			trTriggerWall(pWall, kCmdWallImpact);
 		}
 
 		BloodStatIterator it1(kStatDude);
diff --git a/source/games/blood/src/gameutil.cpp b/source/games/blood/src/gameutil.cpp
index f5a4cbbe3..292ecf547 100644
--- a/source/games/blood/src/gameutil.cpp
+++ b/source/games/blood/src/gameutil.cpp
@@ -712,7 +712,7 @@ unsigned int ClipMove(vec3_t *pos, int *nSector, int xv, int yv, int wd, int cd,
     return nRes;
 }
 
-BitArray GetClosestSpriteSectors(int nSector, int x, int y, int nDist, TArray<int>* pWalls, bool newSectCheckMethod)
+BitArray GetClosestSpriteSectors(int nSector, int x, int y, int nDist, TArray<walltype*>* pWalls, bool newSectCheckMethod)
 {
     // by default this function fails with sectors that linked with wide spans, or there was more than one link to the same sector. for example...
     // E6M1: throwing TNT on the stone footpath while standing on the brown road will fail due to the start/end points of the span being too far away. it'll only do damage at one end of the road
@@ -753,7 +753,7 @@ BitArray GetClosestSpriteSectors(int nSector, int x, int y, int nDist, TArray<in
                 {
                     XWALL* pXWall = &wal.xw();
                     if (pXWall->triggerVector && !pXWall->isTriggered && !pXWall->state)
-                        pWalls->Push(wallnum(&wal));
+                        pWalls->Push(&wal);
                 }
             }
         }
diff --git a/source/games/blood/src/gameutil.h b/source/games/blood/src/gameutil.h
index 8f64dc03e..cad1acd4a 100644
--- a/source/games/blood/src/gameutil.h
+++ b/source/games/blood/src/gameutil.h
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ void GetZRange(DBloodActor *pSprite, int *ceilZ, Collision *ceilHit, int *floorZ
 void GetZRangeAtXYZ(int x, int y, int z, int nSector, int *ceilZ, Collision *ceilHit, int *floorZ, Collision *floorHit, int nDist, unsigned int nMask, unsigned int nClipParallax = 0);
 int GetDistToLine(int x1, int y1, int x2, int y2, int x3, int y3);
 unsigned int ClipMove(vec3_t* pos, int *nSector, int xv, int yv, int wd, int cd, int fd, unsigned int nMask, int tracecount = 3);
-BitArray GetClosestSpriteSectors(int nSector, int x, int y, int nDist, TArray<int>* pWalls, bool newSectCheckMethod = false);
+BitArray GetClosestSpriteSectors(int nSector, int x, int y, int nDist, TArray<walltype*>* pWalls, bool newSectCheckMethod = false);
 int picWidth(int nPic, int repeat);
 int picHeight(int nPic, int repeat);