diff --git a/src/r_things.cpp b/src/r_things.cpp
index 23b5b9b3a..e1c427aee 100644
--- a/src/r_things.cpp
+++ b/src/r_things.cpp
@@ -1155,7 +1155,7 @@ static void R_DrawPrecipitationVisSprite(vissprite_t *vis)
 
 	dc.iscale = FixedDiv(FRACUNIT, vis->scale);
 	dc.texturemid = FixedDiv(vis->texturemid, this_scale);
-	dc.texheight = 0;
+	dc.texheight = patch->height;
 
 	frac = vis->startfrac;
 	spryscale = vis->scale;