diff --git a/src/game/prop.c b/src/game/prop.c
index 3ed8cafc8..bdc01ee86 100644
--- a/src/game/prop.c
+++ b/src/game/prop.c
@@ -1071,7 +1071,7 @@ bool shotTestLos(struct coord *gunpos2d, struct coord *gundir2d, struct coord *g
 				objTestHit(prop, &shotdata);
 			}
 			if (shotdata.hits[0].prop) {
-				texturenum = shotdata.hits[0].hitthing.texturenum;
+				texturenum = (prop->type == PROPTYPE_CHR || prop->type == PROPTYPE_PLAYER) ? -1 : shotdata.hits[0].hitthing.texturenum;
 				surfacetype = (texturenum >= 0 && texturenum < NUM_TEXTURES) ? g_Textures[texturenum].surfacetype : SURFACETYPE_DEFAULT;
 				// ignore some glass parts and shields
 				if (shotdata.hits[0].slowsbullet && texturenum != 10000 &&