diff --git a/src/hardware/hw_things.c b/src/hardware/hw_things.c
index 6c3ffeaea..1ba4ac38d 100644
--- a/src/hardware/hw_things.c
+++ b/src/hardware/hw_things.c
@@ -1781,7 +1781,7 @@ static void HWR_ProjectSprite(mobj_t *thing)
 	float base_topoffs = FIXED_TO_FLOAT(spr_topoffset);
 
 #ifdef ROTSPRITE
-	spriterotangle = R_SpriteRotationAngle(thing, NULL, &interp, false);
+	spriterotangle = R_SpriteRotationAngle(thing, NULL, &interp, (affinesprite && vflip));
 
 	if (spriterotangle != 0
 	&& !(splat && !(thing->renderflags & RF_NOSPLATROLLANGLE))