diff --git a/src/hardware/hw_main.c b/src/hardware/hw_main.c
index 9eb7c1104..0da791279 100644
--- a/src/hardware/hw_main.c
+++ b/src/hardware/hw_main.c
@@ -5249,6 +5249,8 @@ static void HWR_ProjectSprite(mobj_t *thing)
 	spr_topoffset = spritecachedinfo[lumpoff].topoffset;
 
 #ifdef ROTSPRITE
+	spriterotangle = R_SpriteRotationAngle(thing, NULL);
+
 	if (spriterotangle != 0
 	&& !(splat && !(thing->renderflags & RF_NOSPLATROLLANGLE)))
 	{