diff --git a/src/p_mobj.c b/src/p_mobj.c
index 5fb2b7114..31ad11939 100644
--- a/src/p_mobj.c
+++ b/src/p_mobj.c
@@ -7630,7 +7630,7 @@ static boolean P_MobjRegularThink(mobj_t *mobj)
 		}
 		else if (mobj->extravalue2 < TICRATE/3)
 		{
-			mobj->target = NULL;
+			P_SetTarget(&mobj->target, NULL);
 			if (mobj->extravalue2 & 1)
 				mobj->renderflags |= RF_DONTDRAW;
 			else
diff --git a/src/r_skins.c b/src/r_skins.c
index 180ee2678..eb92bc806 100644
--- a/src/r_skins.c
+++ b/src/r_skins.c
@@ -369,7 +369,7 @@ void SetRandomFakePlayerSkin(player_t* player, boolean fast)
 		for (j = 0; j < 6; j++)	// 0-3 = sides, 4 = top, 5 = bottom
 		{
 			mobj_t *box = P_SpawnMobjFromMobj(parent, 0, 0, 0, MT_MAGICIANBOX);
-			box->target = parent;
+			P_SetTarget(&box->target, parent);
 			box->angle = FixedAngle((baseangle + j*90) * FRACUNIT);
 			box->flags2 |= MF2_AMBUSH;
 			if (fast)