diff --git a/Source/player.cpp b/Source/player.cpp
index eca715d5c..9ecbf1c8f 100644
--- a/Source/player.cpp
+++ b/Source/player.cpp
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ void __fastcall LoadPlrGFX(int pnum, player_graphic gfxflag)
 	UCHAR *pData;
 	UCHAR *pAnim;
 
-	for (DWORD i = 1; i <= PFILE_ALL; i <<= 1) {
+	for (DWORD i = 1; i <= PFILE_NONDEATH; i <<= 1) {
 		if ( !(i & gfxflag) ) {
 			continue;
 		}
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ void __fastcall InitPlayerGFX(int pnum)
 		plr[pnum]._pgfxnum = 0;
 		LoadPlrGFX(pnum, PFILE_DEATH);
 	} else {
-		LoadPlrGFX(pnum, PFILE_ALL);
+		LoadPlrGFX(pnum, PFILE_NONDEATH);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/enums.h b/enums.h
index 92c2caeed..aaf8ee1b5 100644
--- a/enums.h
+++ b/enums.h
@@ -2536,5 +2536,7 @@ enum player_graphic
 	PFILE_MAGIC = 1 << 6,
 	PFILE_DEATH = 1 << 7,
 	PFILE_BLOCK = 1 << 8,
-	PFILE_ALL = 0x17F
+	// everything except PFILE_DEATH
+	// 0b1_0111_1111
+	PFILE_NONDEATH = 0x17F
 };