diff --git a/Source/player.cpp b/Source/player.cpp
index 0551338ae..5e6bca722 100644
--- a/Source/player.cpp
+++ b/Source/player.cpp
@@ -211,11 +211,13 @@ void StartRangeAttack(Player &player, Direction d, WorldTileCoord cx, WorldTileC
 	}
 
 	int8_t skippedAnimationFrames = 0;
+	const auto flags = player._pIFlags;
+
 	if (!gbIsHellfire) {
-		if (includesFirstFrame && HasAnyOf(player._pIFlags, ItemSpecialEffect::QuickAttack | ItemSpecialEffect::FastAttack)) {
+		if (includesFirstFrame && HasAnyOf(flags, ItemSpecialEffect::QuickAttack | ItemSpecialEffect::FastAttack)) {
 			skippedAnimationFrames += 1;
 		}
-		if (HasAnyOf(player._pIFlags, ItemSpecialEffect::FastAttack)) {
+		if (HasAnyOf(flags, ItemSpecialEffect::FastAttack)) {
 			skippedAnimationFrames += 1;
 		}
 	}