diff --git a/source/games/duke/src/animatesprites_d.cpp b/source/games/duke/src/animatesprites_d.cpp
index ed6b6eec5..8ef66c157 100644
--- a/source/games/duke/src/animatesprites_d.cpp
+++ b/source/games/duke/src/animatesprites_d.cpp
@@ -323,8 +323,7 @@ void animatesprites_d(tspriteArray& tsprites, const DVector2& viewVec, DAngle vi
 			[[fallthrough]];
 		case DTILE_BURNING:
 		case DTILE_BURNING2:
-			if (!OwnerAc) break;
-			if (!actorflag(OwnerAc, SFLAG_NOFLOORFIRE))
+			if (!OwnerAc || !actorflag(OwnerAc, SFLAG_NOFLOORFIRE))
 				t->pos.Z = t->sectp->floorz;
 			t->shade = -127;
 			break;