diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Util.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Util.cs
index 30bf469657..9a007dbcb0 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Util.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Util.cs
@@ -49,10 +49,8 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Common
 		public static int QuantizeFacing(int facing, int numFrames)
 		{
 			var step = 256 / numFrames;
-			var f = NormalizeFacing(facing + step / 2) / step;
-
-			// f may be >= numFrames so wrap it back in range
-			return f % numFrames;
+			var a = (facing + step / 2) & 0xff;
+			return a / step;
 		}
 
 		public static int QuantizeFacing(int facing, int numFrames, bool useClassicFacingFudge)