diff --git a/src/p_setup.c b/src/p_setup.c
index 9977e7bf2..e363f74b2 100644
--- a/src/p_setup.c
+++ b/src/p_setup.c
@@ -4977,7 +4977,7 @@ static void P_ConvertBinaryLinedefTypes(void)
 				fixed_t yoffs = sides[lines[i].sidenum[0]].rowoffset;
 
 				//If no tag is given, apply to front sector
-				if (lines[i].args[0] == 0)
+				if (mapnamespace != MNS_SRB2KART && lines[i].args[0] == 0)
 					P_ApplyFlatAlignment(lines[i].frontsector, flatangle, xoffs, yoffs, lines[i].args[1] != TMP_CEILING, lines[i].args[1] != TMP_FLOOR);
 				else
 				{
diff --git a/src/p_spec.c b/src/p_spec.c
index f4bce7b19..5e8757ba4 100644
--- a/src/p_spec.c
+++ b/src/p_spec.c
@@ -7004,7 +7004,8 @@ void P_SpawnSpecials(boolean fromnetsave)
 				fixed_t yoffs = lines[i].v1->y;
 
 				//If no tag is given, apply to front sector
-				if (lines[i].args[0] == 0)
+				// unless this is kart, in which case congrats, you've aligned every sector without a tag!
+				if (mapnamespace != MNS_SRB2KART && lines[i].args[0] == 0)
 					P_ApplyFlatAlignment(lines[i].frontsector, flatangle, xoffs, yoffs, lines[i].args[1] != TMP_CEILING, lines[i].args[1] != TMP_FLOOR);
 				else
 				{