diff --git a/src/pokemon_animation.c b/src/pokemon_animation.c
index a305851aa..baeb70578 100644
--- a/src/pokemon_animation.c
+++ b/src/pokemon_animation.c
@@ -901,11 +901,11 @@ u8 GetSpeciesBackAnimSet(u16 species)
 // as 0xFFFFXXXX instead of the desired 0x02YYXXXX.
 // By dumb luck, this is not an issue in vanilla. However,
 // changing the link order revealed this bug.
-#ifdef BUGFIX
+#if MODERN || defined(BUGFIX)
 #define ANIM_SPRITE(taskId)   ((struct Sprite *)((gTasks[taskId].tPtrHi << 16) | ((u16)gTasks[taskId].tPtrLo)))
 #else
 #define ANIM_SPRITE(taskId)   ((struct Sprite *)((gTasks[taskId].tPtrHi << 16) | (gTasks[taskId].tPtrLo)))
-#endif //MODERN
+#endif //MODERN || BUGFIX
 
 static void Task_HandleMonAnimation(u8 taskId)
 {