diff --git a/src/p_mobj.c b/src/p_mobj.c
index b828c72ba..23fa23bf5 100644
--- a/src/p_mobj.c
+++ b/src/p_mobj.c
@@ -8122,7 +8122,7 @@ void P_MobjThinker(mobj_t *mobj)
 				mobj->threshold--;
 			break;
 		case MT_BALLHOG:
-			P_SpawnGhostMobj(mobj)->fuse = 2;
+			P_SpawnGhostMobj(mobj)->fuse = 3;
 			if (mobj->threshold > 0)
 				mobj->threshold--;
 			break;