diff --git a/src/overworld.c b/src/overworld.c
index 70d63680c..72aa17929 100644
--- a/src/overworld.c
+++ b/src/overworld.c
@@ -2931,7 +2931,7 @@ static void SpawnLinkPlayerObjectEvent(u8 linkPlayerId, s16 x, s16 y, u8 gender)
 
     objEvent->active = 1;
     linkGender(objEvent) = gender;
-    linkDirection(objEvent) = 2;
+    linkDirection(objEvent) = DIR_NORTH;
     objEvent->spriteId = 64;
 
     InitLinkPlayerObjectEventPos(objEvent, x, y);