diff --git a/src/y_inter.c b/src/y_inter.c
index 51b1f7a97..b19c5b7dd 100644
--- a/src/y_inter.c
+++ b/src/y_inter.c
@@ -1104,6 +1104,7 @@ void Y_StartIntermission(void)
 
 	// determine the tic everybody's scores/PWR starts getting sorted
 	sorttic = -1;
+	rolltic = -1;
 	if (!timer)
 	{
 		// Prevent a weird bug