diff --git a/src/doom/g_game.c b/src/doom/g_game.c
index 47d3c1a20..da8d69095 100644
--- a/src/doom/g_game.c
+++ b/src/doom/g_game.c
@@ -860,15 +860,15 @@ void G_BuildTiccmd (ticcmd_t* cmd, int maketic)
     if (strafe && !cmd->angleturn)
 	side += CarryMouseSide(CalcMouseSide(mousex));
 
-    if (mousex == 0)
+    mousex_angleturn = cmd->angleturn;
+
+    if (mousex_angleturn == 0)
     {
         // No movement in the previous frame
 
         testcontrols_mousespeed = 0;
     }
     
-    mousex_angleturn = cmd->angleturn;
-
     if (angle)
     {
         cmd->angleturn = CarryAngle(cmd->angleturn + angle);
diff --git a/src/heretic/g_game.c b/src/heretic/g_game.c
index 55e6328c9..47b470aca 100644
--- a/src/heretic/g_game.c
+++ b/src/heretic/g_game.c
@@ -892,13 +892,13 @@ void G_BuildTiccmd(ticcmd_t *cmd, int maketic)
 
     // No mouse movement in previous frame?
 
-    if (mousex == 0)
+    mousex_angleturn = cmd->angleturn;
+
+    if (mousex_angleturn == 0)
     {
         testcontrols_mousespeed = 0;
     }
 
-    mousex_angleturn = cmd->angleturn;
-
     if (angle)
     {
         cmd->angleturn = CarryAngle(cmd->angleturn + angle);
diff --git a/src/hexen/g_game.c b/src/hexen/g_game.c
index 02fd82e78..5cf9df6c6 100644
--- a/src/hexen/g_game.c
+++ b/src/hexen/g_game.c
@@ -824,13 +824,13 @@ void G_BuildTiccmd(ticcmd_t *cmd, int maketic)
         side += CarryMouseSide(CalcMouseSide(mousex));
     }
 
-    if (mousex == 0)
+    mousex_angleturn = cmd->angleturn;
+
+    if (mousex_angleturn == 0)
     {
         testcontrols_mousespeed = 0;
     }
 
-    mousex_angleturn = cmd->angleturn;
-
     if (angle)
     {
         cmd->angleturn = CarryAngle(cmd->angleturn + angle);
diff --git a/src/strife/g_game.c b/src/strife/g_game.c
index 598df706d..2f261695c 100644
--- a/src/strife/g_game.c
+++ b/src/strife/g_game.c
@@ -862,15 +862,15 @@ void G_BuildTiccmd (ticcmd_t* cmd, int maketic)
     if (strafe && !cmd->angleturn)
         side += CarryMouseSide(CalcMouseSide(mousex));
 
-    if (mousex == 0)
+    mousex_angleturn = cmd->angleturn;
+
+    if (mousex_angleturn == 0)
     {
         // No movement in the previous frame
 
         testcontrols_mousespeed = 0;
     }
     
-    mousex_angleturn = cmd->angleturn;
-
     if (angle)
     {
         cmd->angleturn = CarryAngle(cmd->angleturn + angle);