diff --git a/src/g_levellocals.h b/src/g_levellocals.h
index af2d6bb28d0..5a2b37ca267 100644
--- a/src/g_levellocals.h
+++ b/src/g_levellocals.h
@@ -427,7 +427,7 @@ struct FLevelLocals
 	DThinker *CreateThinker(PClass *cls, int statnum = STAT_DEFAULT)
 	{
 		DThinker *thinker = static_cast<DThinker*>(cls->CreateNew());
-		if (statnum && thinker->IsKindOf(RUNTIME_CLASS(DVisualThinker)))
+		if (thinker->IsKindOf(RUNTIME_CLASS(DVisualThinker)))
 		{
 			statnum = STAT_VISUALTHINKER;
 		}