diff --git a/src/p_setup.cpp b/src/p_setup.cpp
index f73355636..385e2ca3e 100644
--- a/src/p_setup.cpp
+++ b/src/p_setup.cpp
@@ -7851,7 +7851,7 @@ static void P_LoadRecordGhosts(void)
 	if (sameGhosts)
 	{
 		INT32 skin = R_SkinAvailable(cv_skin[0].string);
-		if (skin < 0 || !R_SkinUsable(consoleplayer, skin, false))
+		if (skin < 0 || !R_SkinUsable(-1, skin, false))
 			skin = 0; // use default skin
 		add_ghosts(fmt::format("{}-{}{}", gpath, skins[skin].name, modeprefix), sameGhosts);
 	}