diff --git a/src/p_saveg.c b/src/p_saveg.c
index cdeec4f85..8e40d12c0 100644
--- a/src/p_saveg.c
+++ b/src/p_saveg.c
@@ -5602,7 +5602,7 @@ void P_SaveNetGame(savebuffer_t *save, boolean resending)
 			mobj = (mobj_t *)th;
 			if (UNLIKELY(mobj->type == MT_HOOP || mobj->type == MT_HOOPCOLLIDE || mobj->type == MT_HOOPCENTER
 				// MT_SPARK: used for debug stuff
-				|| mobj->type == MT_SPARK))
+				|| mobj->type == MT_SPARK || mobj->flags2 & MF2_DONTSYNC))
 				continue;
 			mobj->mobjnum = i++;
 		}