diff --git a/src/r_things.c b/src/r_things.c
index ba262a8b0ed69331923d1727959919fd828ab5a1..b1790933d6acfda65f81169f3ca086f204fc2eca 100644
--- a/src/r_things.c
+++ b/src/r_things.c
@@ -3443,7 +3443,10 @@ void R_ClipSprites(drawseg_t* dsstart, portal_t* portal)
 		}
 
 		if (spr->cut & SC_BBOX)
+		{
+			numvisiblesprites++;
 			continue;
+		}
 
 		INT32 x1 = (spr->cut & SC_SPLAT) ? 0 : spr->x1;
 		INT32 x2 = (spr->cut & SC_SPLAT) ? viewwidth : spr->x2;