diff --git a/src/w_wad.cpp b/src/w_wad.cpp
index 18476a9d0..df4158d01 100644
--- a/src/w_wad.cpp
+++ b/src/w_wad.cpp
@@ -2301,7 +2301,7 @@ void *W_CachePatchNameRotated(const char *name, INT32 rotationangle, INT32 tag)
 	rspr = (rotsprite_t *)W_GetCachedRotPatchPwad(WADFILENUM(num),LUMPNUM(num));
 
 	if (rspr == NULL)
-		return W_CachePatchNum(W_GetNumForName("MISSING"), tag);
+		return missingpat;
 
 	if (rspr->patches[idx] == NULL)
 	{
@@ -2309,7 +2309,7 @@ void *W_CachePatchNameRotated(const char *name, INT32 rotationangle, INT32 tag)
 
 		ptr = (patch_t *)W_CachePatchNum(num, PU_PATCH);
 		if (ptr == NULL)
-			return W_CachePatchNum(W_GetNumForName("MISSING"), tag);
+			return missingpat;
 
 		// >y pivot centered
 		// >x pivot not centered