diff --git a/source/games/sw/src/game.h b/source/games/sw/src/game.h
index b303a97dc..83f057cf7 100644
--- a/source/games/sw/src/game.h
+++ b/source/games/sw/src/game.h
@@ -764,6 +764,11 @@ struct PLAYER
     {
         return PlayerPrevPosition;
     }
+
+    DVector2& posoldXY()
+    {
+        return PlayerOldPosition.XY();
+    }
 };
 
 extern PLAYER Player[MAX_SW_PLAYERS_REG+1];
diff --git a/source/games/sw/src/player.cpp b/source/games/sw/src/player.cpp
index da1722b75..f2b69b816 100644
--- a/source/games/sw/src/player.cpp
+++ b/source/games/sw/src/player.cpp
@@ -1314,7 +1314,7 @@ void DoPlayerTeleportToSprite(PLAYER* pp, DVector3& pos, DAngle ang)
     pp->angle.ang = pp->angle.oang = ang;
     pp->posSet(pos.plusZ(-PLAYER_HEIGHTF));
 	pp->posprevSet(pos.plusZ(-PLAYER_HEIGHTF));
-	pp->PlayerOldPosition.XY() = pp->posXY();
+	pp->posoldXY() = pp->posXY();
 
     updatesector(pp->posGet(), &pp->cursector);
     pp->Flags2 |= (PF2_TELEPORTED);
@@ -1328,7 +1328,7 @@ void DoPlayerTeleportToSprite(PLAYER* pp, DVector3& pos, DAngle ang)
 
 void DoPlayerTeleportToOffset(PLAYER* pp)
 {
-    pp->PlayerOldPosition.XY() = pp->posprevXY() = pp->posXY();
+    pp->posoldXY() = pp->posprevXY() = pp->posXY();
 
     updatesector(pp->posGet(), &pp->cursector);
     pp->Flags2 |= (PF2_TELEPORTED);
@@ -1703,7 +1703,7 @@ void DoPlayerBob(PLAYER* pp)
 {
     double amt;
 
-    double dist = (pp->posXY() - pp->PlayerOldPosition.XY()).Length();
+    double dist = (pp->posXY() - pp->posoldXY()).Length();
 
     if (dist > 32)
         dist = 0;
diff --git a/source/games/sw/src/sprite.cpp b/source/games/sw/src/sprite.cpp
index 81831aaef..cc63c34f2 100644
--- a/source/games/sw/src/sprite.cpp
+++ b/source/games/sw/src/sprite.cpp
@@ -1544,7 +1544,7 @@ void PreMapCombineFloors(void)
                 if (itsect == dasect)
                 {
                     pp->posAdd(dv);
-                    pp->posprevXY() = pp->PlayerOldPosition.XY() = pp->posXY();
+                    pp->posprevXY() = pp->posoldXY() = pp->posXY();
                     break;
                 }
             }