diff --git a/src/k_kart.c b/src/k_kart.c
index 092bc3acf..29f484cb6 100644
--- a/src/k_kart.c
+++ b/src/k_kart.c
@@ -6325,7 +6325,7 @@ static void K_KartDrift(player_t *player, boolean onground)
 			angle_t pushdir = R_PointToAngle2(0, 0, player->mo->momx, player->mo->momy);
 			mobj_t *overlay = P_SpawnMobj(player->mo->x, player->mo->y, player->mo->z, MT_DRIFTEXPLODE);
 			P_SetTarget(&overlay->target, player->mo);
-			P_SetScale(overlay, (overlay->destscale = FixedMul(3*FRACUNIT/2, player->mo->scale)));
+			P_SetScale(overlay, (overlay->destscale = player->mo->scale));
 			K_FlipFromObject(overlay, player->mo);
 
 			S_StartSound(player->mo, sfx_s23c);
diff --git a/src/p_mobj.c b/src/p_mobj.c
index 3c1aba3be..d34b0d938 100644
--- a/src/p_mobj.c
+++ b/src/p_mobj.c
@@ -8304,7 +8304,7 @@ void P_MobjThinker(mobj_t *mobj)
 				P_TeleportMove(mobj, mobj->target->x + P_ReturnThrustX(mobj, angle+ANGLE_180, 4*mobj->target->radius),
 						mobj->target->y + P_ReturnThrustY(mobj, angle+ANGLE_180, 4*mobj->target->radius), mobj->target->z);
 			}
-			P_SetScale(mobj, FixedMul(3*FRACUNIT/2, mobj->target->scale));
+			P_SetScale(mobj, mobj->target->scale);
 			mobj->flags2 ^= MF2_DONTDRAW;
 #ifdef HWRENDER
 			mobj->modeltilt = mobj->target->modeltilt;