diff --git a/source/games/duke/src/game.cpp b/source/games/duke/src/game.cpp
index a284b2731..e5c914a51 100644
--- a/source/games/duke/src/game.cpp
+++ b/source/games/duke/src/game.cpp
@@ -917,7 +917,9 @@ CCMD(changewalltexture)
 	FTextureID tile = TexMan.CheckForTexture(argv[1], ETextureType::Any);
 	if (!tile.isValid()) tile = tileGetTextureID((int)strtol(argv[1], nullptr, 10));
 	HitInfoBase hit;
-	hitscan(getPlayer(0)->GetActor()->spr.pos, getPlayer(0)->cursector, DVector3(getPlayer(0)->GetActor()->spr.Angles.Yaw.ToVector(), 0) * 1024, hit, CLIPMASK1);
+	const auto p = getPlayer(0);
+	const auto pact = p->GetActor();
+	hitscan(pact->spr.pos, p->cursector, DVector3(pact->spr.Angles.Yaw.ToVector(), 0) * 1024, hit, CLIPMASK1);
 	if (hit.hitWall)
 	{
 		hit.hitWall->setwalltexture(tile);