diff --git a/src/swrenderer/things/r_playersprite.cpp b/src/swrenderer/things/r_playersprite.cpp
index 17fa146ed..2a51310b6 100644
--- a/src/swrenderer/things/r_playersprite.cpp
+++ b/src/swrenderer/things/r_playersprite.cpp
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ namespace swrenderer
 		auto viewport = Thread->Viewport.get();
 
 		double pspritexscale = viewport->viewwindow.centerxwide / 160.0;
-		double pspriteyscale = pspritexscale * viewport->BaseYaspectMul;
+		double pspriteyscale = pspritexscale * viewport->BaseYaspectMul * ((double)SCREENHEIGHT / SCREENWIDTH) * r_viewwindow.WidescreenRatio;
 		double pspritexiscale = 1 / pspritexscale;
 
 		int tleft = tex->GetScaledLeftOffset();