diff --git a/source/core/fixedhorizon.h b/source/core/fixedhorizon.h
index 2788ee17f..573bb9fff 100644
--- a/source/core/fixedhorizon.h
+++ b/source/core/fixedhorizon.h
@@ -86,6 +86,8 @@ public:
 	constexpr fixed_t asq16() const { return value; }
 	double Degrees() const { return HorizToPitch(value); }
 
+	int Sgn() const { return ::Sgn(value); }
+
 	bool operator< (fixedhoriz other) const
 	{
 		return value < other.value;
diff --git a/source/core/gameinput.cpp b/source/core/gameinput.cpp
index 107fc6d39..37659c62a 100644
--- a/source/core/gameinput.cpp
+++ b/source/core/gameinput.cpp
@@ -58,10 +58,10 @@ inline static DAngle getscaledangle(const double value, const double scaleAdjust
 
 inline static void scaletozero(fixedhoriz& object, const double value, const double scaleAdjust, const double push = DBL_MAX)
 {
-	if (auto sgn = Sgn(object.asq16()))
+	if (auto sgn = object.Sgn())
 	{
 		object  -= getscaledhoriz(value, scaleAdjust, object, push == DBL_MAX ? sgn * 2. / 9. : push);
-		if (sgn != Sgn(object.asq16())) object = q16horiz(0);
+		if (sgn != object.Sgn()) object = q16horiz(0);
 	}
 }
 
@@ -433,7 +433,7 @@ void PlayerHorizon::calcviewpitch(const DVector2& pos, DAngle const ang, bool co
 		else
 		{
 			// Make horizoff grow towards 0 since horizoff is not modified when you're not on a slope.
-			scaletozero(horizoff, HORIZOFFSPEED, scaleAdjust, Sgn(horizoff.asq16()));
+			scaletozero(horizoff, HORIZOFFSPEED, scaleAdjust, horizoff.Sgn());
 		}
 	}
 }