diff --git a/src/scripting/lua_unit.cpp b/src/scripting/lua_unit.cpp
index 668e2fd76384..342540eee1c4 100644
--- a/src/scripting/lua_unit.cpp
+++ b/src/scripting/lua_unit.cpp
@@ -364,7 +364,9 @@ static int impl_unit_get(lua_State *L)
 	return_string_attrib("variation", u.variation());
 	return_bool_attrib("zoc", u.get_emit_zoc());
 	return_string_attrib("facing", map_location::write_direction(u.facing()));
-	return_string_attrib("portrait", u.big_profile() == u.absolute_image() ? u.absolute_image() + u.image_mods() : u.big_profile());
+	return_string_attrib("portrait", u.big_profile() == u.absolute_image()
+		? u.absolute_image() + u.image_mods() + "~XBRZ(2)"
+		: u.big_profile());
 	return_cfg_attrib("__cfg", u.write(cfg); u.get_location().write(cfg));
 
 	if(luaW_getmetafield(L, 1, m)) {
diff --git a/src/units/unit.cpp b/src/units/unit.cpp
index 931829b23acb..431325b905ec 100644
--- a/src/units/unit.cpp
+++ b/src/units/unit.cpp
@@ -1015,7 +1015,7 @@ std::string unit::big_profile() const
 		return profile_;
 	}
 
-	return absolute_image() + "~XBRZ(2)";
+	return absolute_image();
 }
 
 std::string unit::small_profile() const