diff --git a/source/games/blood/src/aiunicult.cpp b/source/games/blood/src/aiunicult.cpp
index 57a1f971653..581d2aa52af 100644
--- a/source/games/blood/src/aiunicult.cpp
+++ b/source/games/blood/src/aiunicult.cpp
@@ -1531,11 +1531,12 @@ bool dudeIsMelee(DBloodActor* actor)
 //
 //---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-void scaleDamage(XSPRITE* pXSprite) {
-
-    short curWeapon = gGenDudeExtra[sprite[pXSprite->reference].index].curWeapon;
-    short weaponType = gGenDudeExtra[sprite[pXSprite->reference].index].weaponType;
-    signed short* curScale = gGenDudeExtra[sprite[pXSprite->reference].index].dmgControl;
+static void scaleDamage(DBloodActor* actor) 
+{
+    auto const pXSprite = &actor->x();
+    short curWeapon = actor->genDudeExtra().curWeapon;
+    short weaponType = actor->genDudeExtra().weaponType;
+    signed short* curScale = actor->genDudeExtra().dmgControl;
     for (int i = 0; i < kDmgMax; i++)
         curScale[i] = getDudeInfo(kDudeModernCustom)->startDamage[i];
 
@@ -2315,7 +2316,7 @@ bool genDudePrepare(spritetype* pSprite, int propId) {
 
         }
         case kGenDudePropertyDmgScale:
-            scaleDamage(pXSprite);
+            scaleDamage(actor);
             if (propId) break;
             [[fallthrough]];
 
diff --git a/source/games/blood/src/aiunicult.h b/source/games/blood/src/aiunicult.h
index 4c8d0912c33..cd550c06123 100644
--- a/source/games/blood/src/aiunicult.h
+++ b/source/games/blood/src/aiunicult.h
@@ -228,7 +228,6 @@ short inDuck(AISTATE* aiState);
 int genDudeSeqStartId(XSPRITE* pXSprite);
 int getRangeAttackDist(spritetype* pSprite, int minDist = 3000, int maxDist = 80000);
 int getDispersionModifier(spritetype* pSprite, int minDisp, int maxDisp);
-void scaleDamage(XSPRITE* pXSprite);
 bool genDudePrepare(spritetype* pSprite, int propId);
 void genDudeUpdate(DBloodActor* pSprite);
 void genDudePostDeath(spritetype* pSprite, DAMAGE_TYPE damageType, int damage);